Virtual
War Memorial
Australia

Some years before passing Georgina Robinson prepared a document about her life story as a shared exercise with parish members of the Holy Advent Anglican Church in Armadale, a Melbourne suburb.Georgina describes her pathway through to Nursing growing up on a family farm and becoming a nursing sister at the Royal Melbourne Hospital which began in 1941.

in 1944 the RMH relocated to its current location. The site had been built  by American forces in WW2. Following this training Georgina joined the Australian Army Nursing Service, she was then stationed at the 115th Australian General Hospital in Heidelberg. And now a lieutenant in army uniform.With the end of WW2 the hospital was busy caring and rehabilitating service personal who had been held in Japanese  Prisoner of war camps. Georgie then joined the 130th Australian General Hospital with the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF). In Japan in 1948, for 2 years, then returning to Australia in 1950.BCOF was to help restructure Japan following the nuclear bombing of WW2.

Once back home in Australia she completed several more years nursing training including midwifery, returning to the Royal Melbourne Hospital in 1960 , working at RMH in many areas until retiring 1988

international travel was a major hobby , Georgie was able work internationally as a nurse in  JPN, USA and Denmark, 

stamp collecting, cooking, Embroidery, theatre, art, local history, church going, family gatherings , nursing associations and gardening were all activities which she loved and was actively involved in many people and organisations. Georgie led a very active and fruitful  life life to the abrupt finish in August 2013

i commend you to read her Obituary.

a life well lived and always caring for others.

Lest we Forget.

John Mark Robinson