R.S.L. Returned Sisters Sub-Branch 1919-1979 Scrapbook

Original item held by the Army Museum of Western Australia

• This scrapbook was compiled by members of the Returned Sisters Sub-Branch of The Returned and Services League of Australia between 1951 and 1972.
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  Dugouts at Turk and Balgarian Prisoners Camp at Salonica, 1915

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  Sisters: Hewlett, Tyson, Homen, Dwyer, Guthrie, Edis, Matron Stolies, Sisters Rees, Parish, Kirkham.

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  Mrs A Chipper, in Ward C3 at 1st Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis on 1st December 1915.

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  Christmas 1916 Australian General Hospital at Abyssia

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  Rouen 1916-1918, Sister's Sitting Room at No 1 Australian General Hospital

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  Rouen 1917, Tent lines at No 1 Australian General Hospital

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  Rouen 1918, Gardens outside Sister's dining room at No 1 Australian General Hospital

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  Information in article not quite accurate; QAIMNS 1939 England, Norway 7CCS Torstad and Harstard(mainland off Narve), moved to Base, evacuated to England on a hospital ship, deceased 1988

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  2/11 Australian General Hospital staff, Left Australia 31st May 1940 for England.

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  2/11 Australian General Hospital Sisters; Entertained by the Florence Nightingale ATNA and RSL Sisters before leaving for England in May 1940.

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  Nurses from South Australia at the Australian General Hospital in the South of England: left to right-Sister N. Langham, J. Secker, N. Sandland, Matron E. D. K. Butler, T. Umpherston

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  Nurses from South Australia at the Australian General Hospital in the South of England: left to right-Sister N. Langham, J. Secker, N. Sandland, Matron E. D. K. Butler, T. Umpherston

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  Lady Gowrie with Principal Matron N.S.W. at an Army Hospital.

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  ANZAC March 1946; Front Row-E Youd, Stella McWhite, H Appleton, H Skipworth, R Warner, Scarlet; 2nd Row-E Folland

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  Field Marshal Lord Montgomery with Matron and Sisters at Hollywood 1947

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  Field Marshal Lord Montgomery with Matron and Sisters at Hollywood 1947

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  Field Marshal Lord Montgomery with Matron and Sisters at Hollywood 1947

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  VAD's and troops in University grounds

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  The second contingent of West Australian nurses who will leave for service overseas. In the centre of the front row is the Principal military matron Miss M D Edis and on her right is Miss Eileen Kenny, the sister in charge of the group.

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  1940

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  ANZAC Day 1948 The unit of Australian Army Nurses which marched in Perth.

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  In the Club Rooms on ANZAC Day 1946 - Sr Toud, Sr Dennis, Sr Folland, Sr Appleton, Sr Hobbs in background

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  2/2 Australian General Hospital Sisters with General Blamey, 1942.

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  2/2 Australian General Hospital Sisters

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  Jubilee Procession 1951

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  Jubilee Procession 1951 - Miss Ashton

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  Jubilee Procession 1951

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  Jubilee dinner at Tintern Lodge on July 1st, 1952

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  Colonel Sage and Lt Col J Bowe with ex-sisters taken in Anzac House May 1952. Principal Matron Western Acommand Lt Col J.E. Ferguson(back row); Left to right back row-Jean Ferguson, ??, Elsie Youd, Maud Dunman, Kathleen Barnes, Reubin Warner, Cynthia Mommery; Front row-Lorna Duthrie, Dorice Burgess, Annie Sage, Jessie Bowe

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  1954 Royal Review

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  1954 Royal Review

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  1954 In front is M. D. Edis saluting Jean Ferguson

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  2/4th Australian General Hospital aboard ship; named on following pages

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  2/4th Australian General Hospital aboard ship; named on following pages

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  Nursing Sisters of the AIF on leave in Paris at the entrance to the War Cemetery at Gaza Ridge.

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  2/9th Australian General Hospital leaving for Nazareth July 1941

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  1942 marching at Suez (the Aviary and the Birdcage)

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  1942 marching at Suez (the Aviary and the Birdcage)

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  1983