| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR04779 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | Extent: 1 cm; Wallet/s: 1 |
| Object type | Document |
| Maker |
Australian Military Forces Schofield, Mary-Anne |
| Place made | Australia, Netherlands East Indies, New Guinea |
| Date made | 1941-1946; unknown |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Bondfield, Bessie Agnes (Lieutenant, b.1915 – d.2006)
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX112325 (N274020) Lieutenant Bessie Agnes ‘Bet’ Bondfield (later Hewit), 2/5 Australian General Hospital, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia, New Guinea and the Netherlands East Indies, 1941-1946 and [unknown date].
Wallet 1 of 1 – Contains two folders of material relating to Lieutenant Bessie Agnes ‘Bet’ Bondfield and her service as a nurse with the Australian Army Nursing Service during the Second World War.
Folder 1 of 2 consists of documents relating to the service of Lieutenant Bondfield. This file contains:
1x Soldier’s Record of Service Book, 1941-1946.
1x Member’s Personal Equipment Card, 1945-1946.
2x Identity Certificates [including associated envelope], [dates unknown].
Folder 2 of 2 consists of one biographical account of the service of Lieutenant Bondfield, [date unknown]. This account was compiled by Lieutenant Bondfield’s daughter, Mrs Mary-Anne Schofield (née Hewit), as a result of interviews with her. This account records Lieutenant Bondfield’s experiences of service, including her enlistment, training, joining the 2/5 Australian General Hospital, nursing sick and injured Australian soldiers in New Guinea, life at the hospital, meeting her future husband (NX809 Edward James Hewit), having home leave, being moved to the Netherlands East Indies, the end of the war, treating liberated prisoners of war, and returning to Australia.