The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Australia. 1955-09-01. Six Sisters of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC) wave farewell from the gangplank of MV New Australia on embarkation for service in Malaya. The team, which was later increased to eight, served in British hospitals at Kamunting, Kuala Lumpur and in the Cameron Highlands, nursing not only Australians, but New Zealanders, British, Gurkhas and members of their families.
Australia. 1955-09-01. Members of the advance partyof the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), carrying their kit and weapons, prepare to embark on MV New Australia for service in Mala
Australia. 14 February 1969. Matron P. N. Mccarthy (second from right) who has served with the Australian Army for 27 years, including service in New Guinea, Japan, Korea and Malaya, chats with three
Early life; civilian nursing training at Broken Hill NSW 1953-57; joined army in 1958; posted to 2 Camp Hospital Ingleburn NSW; describes hospital and living conditions; sent to Malaya in January 1959
At Kobe wharf, Cecilia McMullan (left, back to camera) and Captain (Capt)John Patrick McMullan (right), farewell their son Brian John McMullan and British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) officers
British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) officers and dependants (wives and children) on the deck of the SS Taiping, at Kure or Kobe harbour, before their departure for Australia. Left to right: G
Series number AWM137 Series title Historical records of RAAF Nursing Service Contents date range 1940-1981 Extent 1 metre Access conditions Subject to Australian Archives Act (1983) Agency