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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.

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

 
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