| Places | |
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| Accession Number | PR03126 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Smith, Kevin |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | 2002 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
McGlade, Mary Eleanor (Sister, b.1903 - d.1942)
Description
Biographical notes (6 pages) relating to NX76275 Sister Mary E McGlade, a nurse who served with 13 Australian General Hospital (AGH) in Singapore during the Second World War and was killed in the Banka Island massacre, 1942. The notes were compiled by Dr Kevin Smith and cover McGlade's early years in Armidale, her training at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, her service with 13 AGH at Tampoi, evacuation of Singapore on the Vyner Brooke and her death at Banka Island. Copies of some of Smith's research material are in the collection, including a newspaper cutting relating to a memorial service held for McGlade and correspondence to Smith from various people who were associated with the nurse.