The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Collection relating to the work of Mrs Grace Elizabeth Simpson with the Australian Red Cross Society, Albury Branch, NSW. Her husband, Lieutenant Colonel James William Albert Simpson MC, 36 Battalion AIF, had been killed in action in France in 1917. Mrs Simpson worked with the Red Cross for over 25 years from the time of the Second World War and was awarded the Red Cross Medal for Meritorious Service in 1954.
Collection primarily consists of correspondence from the Australian Red Cross Society regarding the presentation of her medal, as well as many letters of support and congratulations from people invited to attend the presentation cermemony. Also includes a newspaper clipping from 1954 reporting on her award, and several letters of appreciation when Mrs Simpson retired from her roll as Honorary Secretary of the Albury Branch in 1965.
Portrait of Grace Elizabeth Simpson wearing an Australian Red Cross Society Meritorious Service Medal, 25 Year Long Service Medal and membership badge. During the First World War, Grace Simpson's husb
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX130390 Sergeant Halliday James Simpson, Headquarters Second Australian Army. Comprised of one telegram and two original letters handwritten by
Collection relating to Lieutenant Colonel James William Albert Simpson, 36 Battalion AIF. Collection contains letters and a diary written home to his wife; various certificates of commission; official
Examples of the types of records used by the Australian Red Cross Society in connection with prisoners of war including an enquiry form, searcher report, directions for sending parcels and letters and
Collection relating to the work of Mary Elizabeth Chomley in her position as Secretary of the Australian Red Cross Society Prisoner of War Department during the First World War, 1915-1920. The collec
PHOTOCOPIES OF LETTERS, NEWS CLIPPINGS, SOUVENIR CARDS AND REMINISCENCES OF SERVICE AS RED CROSS VOLUNTEER BETWEEN 1940 AND 1942
CERTIFICATE RECOGNIZING FOUR YEARS SERVICE WITH THE RED CROSS SOCIETY BY MRS TRUELOVE
Certificates regarding medal entitlements. Newscuttings regarding Mrs Moriarty. Citation for Florence Nightingale medal. Notification regarding wearing of Red Cross decorations and medals. Article on
This collection of Australian Red Cross Society (ARCS) files consists of three main subseries: general correspondence and administration files; records of the Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing