Australia Service Medal : Matron O D Paschke, 2/10 Australian General Hospital

Royal Red Cross (First Class) : Matron O D Paschke, 2/10 Australian General Hospital

Accession Number	REL25108.005
Collection type	Heraldry
Object type	Medal
Physical description	Nickel silver
Location	Main Bld: World War 2 Gallery: Gallery 2: Fall Sing
Maker	Unknown
Place made	United Kingdom
Date made	c 1946
Conflict	Second World War, 1939-1945

Description

Australia Service Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.

History / Summary

VFX38812 Matron Olive Dorothy Paschke enlisted 3 September 1940 in the Australian Army Nursing Service, serving in 2/10 Australian General Hospital in Singapore. She was missing presumed drowned on 14 February 1942 after being evacuated from Singapore aboard the SS Vyner Brooke which was bombed and sunk by the Japanese while passing southward through Banka Strait. A raft containing Matron Paschke, a number of nursing sisters and two children was lost at sea. She was awarded the Royal Red Cross (First Class) on 7 October 1941.