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Wilson, Grace Margaret (1879 - 1957)

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Nurse

Born: 25 June 1879 South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Died: 12 January 1957 Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.

Grace Margaret Wilson served as a nurse in both world wars. In the First World War she was principal matron of the 3rd Australian General Hospital in England, Lemnos, Abbassia and France. She was awarded the Royal Red Cross in 1916 for her work in the Australian Army Nursing Service and was appointed as Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1919 for her work in France. In the Second World War Wilson was matron-in-chief of the nursing service with the Australian Imperial Forces. She served in the Middle East until ill health forced her to return to Australia in August 1941.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1905 - 1908 Nurse training at the Brisbane Hospital
1914 Matron at the Brisbane Hospital
1914 - 1915 Principal Matron with the 1^st Military District, Australian Army Nursing Service
1915 Transferred to the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) as Principal Matron of the 3^rd Australian General Hospital
1915 Principal Matron with the 3^rd Australian General Hospital in England
1915 - 1916 Principal Matron with the 3^rd Australian General Hospital in Lemnos, Greece
1916 Principal Matron with the 3^rd Australian General Hospital in Abbassia, Egypt
1916 Royal Red Cross (RRC) received
1916 - 1917 Principal Matron with the 3^rd Australian General Hospital in Brighton, UK
1917 Principal Matron with the 3^rd Australian General Hospital in Abbeville, France
1917 - 1918 Temporary Matron-in-Chief at the Australian Imperial Force Headquarters in London
1918 - 1919 Principal Matron with the 3^rd Australian General Hospital in Abbeville, France
1919 Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Military) (CBE)
1919 - 1920 Principal Matron with the 3^rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital in Dartford, UK
1920 Returned to Australia
1920 - 1933 Matron at the Children's Hospital, Melbourne
1925 - c. 1940 Matron-in-Chief of the Army Nursing Reserve
1929 Florence Nightingale Medal received from the International Committee of the Red Cross
1933 - c. 1940 Matron at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne
1940 - 1941 Matron-in-Chief of the Nursing Service with the Australian Imperial Force, serving in the Middle East
1943 Executive Office of the Nursing Control Section of the Department of Manpower Directorate in Victoria

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Published Sources

'Wilson, Grace Margaret, Biographical Entry', in Australian Women's Archives Project, National Foundation for Australian Women, 2003, http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/IMP0159b.htm. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: Ailie Smith
Created: 13 March 2003
Modified: 9 October 2006

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