Gray, Ursula Mary ‘Goldie’ (Lieutenant, b.1911 - d.1991)

Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX266 Lieutenant Ursula Mary ‘Goldie’ Gray (née Golden), 2/1 Australian General Hospital, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia and the Middle East, 1937-1962.

Wallet 1 of 1 – Contains two folders of material relating to Lieutenant Ursula Mary ‘Goldie’ Gray.

Folder 1 of 2 consists of documents and correspondence relating to the enlistment, service and discharge of Lieutenant Gray. It contains:
1x Letter from the 2nd Military District Australian Military Forces to Lieutenant Gray, c November 1937. This letter advises Lieutenant Gray that she had been appointed Staff Nurse in the Australian Army Nursing Service Reserve.
1x Letter of recommendation by Cyril Smith, Deputy Commissioner of the Repatriation Commission, New South Wales Branch, Sydney, 7 September 1938.
1x Telegram from the Principal Matron of Eastern Command to Lieutenant Gray, Sydney, New South Wales, 7 December 1939. This telegram informs Lieutenant Gray of her medical examination for overseas service.
1x Letter from the Australian Military Forces, Eastern Command to Lieutenant Gray, Paddington, New South Wales, 12 December 1939, [includes envelope]. This letter informs Lieutenant Gray that she would soon be called up for duty.
1x Telegram from the Principal Matron of Eastern Command to Lieutenant Gray, Sydney, New South Wales, 15 December 1939. This telegram advises Lieutenant Gray of the time and place to report for duty.
1x Letter from the Principal Matron of Eastern Command to Lieutenant Gray, c December 1939. This letter advises Lieutenant Gray of her appointment to take measurements for her Army uniform.
1x Letter from the Deputy Commissioner of the Repatriation Commission to Lieutenant Gray, Sydney, New South Wales, 21 December 1939. In this letter, the Deputy Commissioner offers Lieutenant Gray his best wishes on the occasion of her enlistment.
1x Letter from “The boys of the Anti-Aircraft Platoon, Headquarters Company” to “The nurses of the 2nd 4th Battalion”, 12 February 1940. This letter, signed by the troops, accompanied a teddy bear presented to the nurses as a gift of thanks for their care and medical attention during their sea voyage from Australia to the Middle East. The teddy bear is also held in the Australian War Memorial’s collection.
1x Original Certificate of Marriage, Jerusalem, Palestine, issued 15 February 1942.
2x Copies of Certificate of Marriage, Gaza, Palestine, issued 22 February and 10 April 1942.
1x Letter from the Australian Military Forces to Lieutenant Gray, Sydney, New South Wales, 3 December 1943, [including Statement of Service and notice regarding illnesses after discharge].
1x Memo from the War Pensions Assessment Appeal Tribunal to Lieutenant Gray, Sydney, New South Wales, 7 March 1951. This memo advises Lieutenant Gray that her appeal to the Tribunal regarding a disability has been accepted.
1x Memo from the War Pensions Entitlement Appeal Tribunal to Lieutenant Gray, Adelaide, South Australia, 20 November 1962. This memo advises Lieutenant Gray that the death of her husband, NX6662 Robert Edward Alan Gray, was attributable to his service in the Second World War.

Folder 2 of 2 consists of two Soldier’s Pay Books of Lieutenant Ursula Mary ‘Goldie’ Gray. These Pay Books contain entries dated between January 1940 and September 1942. They record information such as personal details, rates of pay, earnings, next of kin, and medical details.