St Marys SA Army Nursing Sisters/Women Memorial Wall

Details

Location Shepherds Hill Road, St Marys, Mitcham - South Australia, Australia
Type memorial
Description

Women's Memorial Playing Fields.  In front of the clubrooms is a cream brick, low wall memorial comprising three segments, affixed to the centre segment are three bronze plaques. Bangka Day Memorial Services are held at the complex each year.

Built Not yet discovered
Opened Not yet discovered
Inscription

Upper plaque:

AIF insigniaIN HONOURED MEMORY OF THESOUTH AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING SISTERSWHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THECAUSE OF HUMANITY IN BANGKA ISLANDFEBRUARY 1942E.L. BALFOUR-OGILVY I.M. DRUMMONDF.R. CASSON L.F. FAIRWEATHER E.L. KEATSWITH THE SINKING OF THE VYNER-BROOKM.H.M. DORSCH A.M. TRENERRYTHEIR NAMES LIVETH FOR EVERMORE

Centre plaque:

AIF insigniaIN HONOURED MEMORY OFALL SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WOMEN OF THE ARMED FORCESWHO DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE1939 – 1945WOMEN'S ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY SERVICEH.M. STONEAUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING SERVICEM.H. McFARLANEV.A.D. / AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL WOMEN'S SERVICEJ.E. McEWINROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE NURSING SERVICEG.H. ROBERTSONWOMEN'S AUSTRALIAN AUXILIARY AIR FORCE

 

G.M. ARMSTRONG


J.F. CARTER


R.M. NAUGHTON

E.M.A. BINKS


H.C. HARRISON


K.J. SMITH

M.M. BURROWES


T.E. McCONNELL


V.M. WIPER

 

THEIR NAMES LIVETH FOR EVERMORE

Lower Plaque:

DIED AS PRISONER OF WARBANGKA ISLAND8TH. FEBRUARY 1945W.R. RAYMONT

Condition

MAINTAINED BY: Women's Memorial Playing Field Trust

PECULIARITIES/DAMAGE: Nil

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Names

Showing 5 people of interest from memorial

MCFARLANE, Mary Hamilton

Service number SFX11679
Lieutenant
2/3 Hospital Ship (Centaur)
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 10 Apr 1915

HARRISON, Hilda Coral

Service number 96733
Aircraftwoman
Royal Australian Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force
Born 3 Aug 1923

RAYMONT, Wilhemina Rosalie

Service number TFX6012
Sister
2nd/4th Casualty Clearing Station
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 17 Dec 1911

BURROWES, Mavis Myrtle

Service number 91725
Corporal
4 Embarkation Depot
Royal Australian Air Force
Born 11 Oct 1914

BINKS, Esther Mary Ada

Service number 91692
Aircraftwoman
No. 1 Engineering School Ascot Vale
Royal Australian Air Force
Born 27 Jun 1923

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