Description
Australia Service Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.
Contextual Description
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.
Details
Accession Number
REL25108.005
Physical Description
Material: Nickel silver
Gallery location
Main Bld: World War 2 Gallery, Gallery 2
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