Greenwood, Norma Isobel (Corporal, b.1918 - d.2013); Greenwood, Arthur Alton (Lieutenant, b.1908 - d.1976)

Collection relating to the Second World War service of VF398012 Corporal Norma Isobel Greenwood (née Simpson), Australian Women’s Army Service, and VX10665 Lieutenant Arthur Alton Greenwood, Australian Army Pay Corps Headquarters, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia, 1944-1992.

Wallet 1 of 1 – Contains two folders of material relating to Corporal Norma Isobel Greenwood (née Simpson) and Lieutenant Arthur Alton Greenwood.

Folder 1 of 2 consists of material relating to Corporal Greenwood’s service as a bookkeeper with the Australian Women’s Army Service at Murchison Prisoner of War Camp, Victoria. This folder contains:
12x Letters from a German prisoner of war, ‘Charly’ [exact identity unknown] to Corporal Greenwood, Murchison Prisoner of War Camp, July-November 1944.
1x Handmade birthday card from Charly to Corporal Greenwood, Murchison Prisoner of War Camp, 4 October 1944.
1x New Year Note from Charly to Corporal Greenwood, Murchison Prisoner of War Camp, December 1944.
1x Poem by Corporal Greenwood titled ‘To the Family’, [date unknown]. This poem relates to Corporal Greenwood’s service with the Australian Women’s Army Service.
1x Poem by unknown author relating to the Australian Women’s Army Service, [date unknown].
1x Certificate of Discharge of Corporal Greenwood, issued 12 June 1945.

Folder 2 of 2 consists of material relating to Lieutenant Greenwood’s service with the Australian Army Pay Corps. This folder contains:
1x Certificate of service of Lieutenant Greenwood, issued 24 September 1945.
1x Letter from the Office of Australian War Graves to Corporal Greenwood, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 9 April 1992. This letter relates to the official memorial for Lieutenant Greenwood, located in the Hobart Garden of Remembrance.

Corporal Norma Isobel Greenwood (née Simpson) enlisted to the Australian Women’s Army Service on 23 March 1943. After serving as a clerk in Melbourne, she was transferred to serve as a bookkeeper at Murchison Prisoner of War Camp, Victoria. While working at Murchison, Corporal Greenwood met a German prisoner of war named Charly. She and Charly wrote secret letters to each other and became friends. However, Corporal Greenwood was transferred to Melbourne when their friendship was discovered. On 7 April 1945, Corporal Greenwood married Lieutenant Arthur Alton Greenwood, who she had met while serving at Murchison Prisoner of War Camp. She was discharged on 12 June 1945.