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15-December-2014
15-December-2014
Photographs supplied by Diane Watson
The plaque commemorates women who have served with the Army Medical Services in the various conflicts in which Australia has been involved.

Location

Address:Bazaar & Sussex Streets, Queens Park, Behind War Memorial, Maryborough, 4650
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -25.536855
Long: 152.704818
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:Multiple

Dedication

Front Inscription

Honouring Army Medical Services of Australian women

A.A.N.S. (Australian Army Nursing Service)
Boer War - World War I - World War II
B.C.O.F. (British Commonwealth Occupation Force)
1946 - 1951

V.A.D. ( Voluntary Aid Detachment)
World War I - PEACETIME - World War II

A.A.M.W.S. ( Australian Army Medical Women`s Service)
1941 - 1945 - B.C.O.F. 1946 -1951

R.A.A.N.C. (Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps)
(absorbing all A.A.N.S. -V.A.D. - And A.A.M.W.S.)
Korean War - Vietnam War

 

Source: MA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au