Nurses Uniform Info

Discussion in 'The Women of WW2' started by Liesl, Jul 29, 2010.

  1. Liesl

    Liesl Junior Member

    Hi,

    I have attached a picture of a relative of mine who was a nurse in WW2. I have al couple of questions about here uniform:

    Would the rising sun have been 'silver' or 'gold' coloured?
    The pips and shoulder title look black/tarnished is this correct?
    What colours would the shoulder patcvh have been - what did it stand for?

    I really appreciate any help as I am trying to some items together for a memorial frame to her.

    Thanks
     

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  2. DaveB

    DaveB Very Senior Member

    Liesl - I don't suppose you want to share your relative's name with us? Who knows what sort of info some of us might be able to find for you.

    Onto your questions, the rising sun would have been made of brass and polished with brasso would look like a goldish colour (when brassoed properly).

    The pips and shoulder titles were also made of brass and usually blackened (how I don't know) to be low-visibility when in the field. Sometimes also seen brassoed on uniforms worn only in Australia.

    Still looking for a reference on the patch, but a nice example of the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) uniform. I had never seen the rising sun worn like that before, but it must have been common - see picture...
     

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  3. Liesl

    Liesl Junior Member

    Thanks Dave,

    Another great picture!

    My relative is Lucy Garlick VFX111201 (by memory), she served in Lae and then the RFDS after she was discharged. I have her service records from the NAA.

    While in the RFDS she invented the body chart, which is how people on outback stations in WA diagonse their conditions to a doctor over the radio. The body chart is also on the the $20 note.

    I don't suppose it really matters about colours etc, but I would like to get it right. It has driven me nuts so far!

    So you can see why she is important to my family.

    Thnaks for your help.

    Liesl
     
  4. DaveB

    DaveB Very Senior Member

    Thanks for the extra info - it must be great to have a relative that has such a rich history (from the AWM):


    ADELAIDE RIVER, NT. 1943-11-04. OUTDOOR GROUP PORTRAIT OF STAFF OF WARD 7, 107TH AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL. SHOWN ARE:- CORPORAL L.J. CHERRY (1); LIEUTENANT J.P. PRENDERGAST (2); VFX111145 LIEUTENANT P.L. TAYLOR (3); VX108252 CAPTAIN P.G. DOWLING (4); VFX66092 CAPTAIN D. STURGESS (5); VFX111201 LIEUTENANT L.I. GARLICK (6); VFX112006 LIEUTENANT ALVA KELWAY STORRIE (7); PRIVATE M. FOREMAN (8); LANCE CORPORAL R.F. HARLEY (17).
     

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  5. DaveB

    DaveB Very Senior Member

    and from the diggerhistory website, I would guess that her patch is one of these (or the WW2 version thereof) - similar to the 14th General Hospital


    Medical Colour Patches
     
  6. Liesl

    Liesl Junior Member

    Dave,

    You are a hero! How did you find that photo? I have never seen it before and I cannot wait to show it to my family. Thank you so much for all your help and info, I am blown away!

    Liesl
     
  7. DaveB

    DaveB Very Senior Member

    Liesl - I didn't do anything that clever, I used the AWM collections search and just typed in Garlick. There are only 19 hits, mostly WW1 and a few blokes from WW2 and the photo with your rellie in it.

    Glad I could make someone happy

    cheers


    Dave
     

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