The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
NEW BRITAIN. 1945-03-20. AN ADVANCE PARTY OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMY NURSING SERVICE ARRIVE WITH NFX 268 MATRON M.O. WHEELER, 2/8TH GENERAL HOSPITAL (1) TO TAKE UP DUTIES AT THE NEW HOSPITAL. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: NFX70480 SISTER S. RAWLINGS (2); QFX41049 SISTER J.A. WHELAN (3); NFX142119 SISTER CALLAGHAN (4); VFX112192 SISTER SMYTHE (5); QFX51033 SISTER FOWLER (6); VFX138713 SISTER WEETMAN (7); QFX26082 SISTER MCCABE (8); NFX19279 SISTER MCLENNAN (9); VFX111238 SISTER LUMSDEN 910); NFX138874 SISTER HAILEY (11); QFX45778 SISTER CAREY (12); NFX41044 SISTER PRICE (13).
JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-03-29. LADY WAKEHURST (6), ACCOMPANIED BY MATRON M. WHEELER (7), SPEAKING WITH 2/8 GENERAL HOSPITAL SISTERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING SERVICE DURING HER VISIT TO
PALMALMAL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-08-18. MAJOR M.O. WHEELER (1); LIEUTENANT COLONEL E. MCQUADE-WHITE, PRINCIPAL MATRON (2), AND COLONEL A.M. SAGE, MATRON IN CHIEF (4), WITH GRACIE FIELDS (3), AT 2/8 GENERA
PALMALMAL PLANTATION, JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-08-14. MAJOR M.O. WHEELER, MATRON, AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING SERVICE, WITH MAJOR C.O.F. RIEGER, COMMANDING OFFICER 2/8 GENERAL HOSPITAL BEFORE AN I
PALMALMAL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-08-17. THE OFFICIAL PARTY WITH GRACIE FIELDS (7), NOTED LANCASHIRE VOCALIST AND COMEDIENNE HAVING MORNING TEA AT THE MATRON'S COTTAGE, 2/8 GENERAL HOSPITAL. IDENTIFIED PER
PALMALMAL PLANTATION, JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-08-14. OFFICERS AT 2/8 GENERAL HOSPITAL. THEY ARE LIEUTENANT S.E. DAMMAN, OFFICER COMMANDING AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL WOMEN'S SERVICE (1); MAJOR C
JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-07-02. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF AUSTRALIA (1), BEING INTRODUCED TO MATRON M.O. WHEELER (4), DURING HIS VISIT TO 2/8 GENERAL HOSP
