| Place | Asia: Vietnam, Bien Hoa Province, Bien Hoa |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | REL38354 |
| Collection type | Heraldry |
| Object type | Badge |
| Physical description | Brass, Paint, Perspex |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Vietnam |
| Date made | 1967 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
Name badge : Carmel Jorgensen, Civilian Nurse, Australian Surgical Teams, Vietnam
Description
Rectangular Perspex name badge with brass stickpin glued to reverse. Base colour is green, impressed from the back with white lettering ('DOAN GIAI PHAU UC DAI LOI', or 'Australian Surgery Team') and 'CARMEL JORGENSEN' with 'AUSTRALIAN SURGICAL TEAM' bordering a yellow kangaroo design.
History / Summary
Name badge worn by Carmel Jorgensen (later Hurst) when serving as a civilian nursing sister with the Australian Surgical Teams at Bien Hoa in Vietnam.
The severe lack of medical facilities and staff in Vietnam led to South Vietnamese Government to request urgent civilian medical aid through the USAID and SEATO programmes. Australia responded by sending a succession of surgical teams which operated out of several centres throughout the country. Carmel Jorgensen arrived in Vietnam in October 1967 with a team from Royal Brisbane Hospital and served as a nursing sister at Bien Hoa until September 1968.