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The plaque commemorates World War One nurses who trained at the Ovens District Hospital which was located in Church Street Beechworth. The plaque is located at the base of the flagpole next to the Lest We Forget stone. The granite boulders were sourced from local farms near Beechworth. The flagpole is where the residents from the Aged Care area, Acute patients and staff gather for ANZAC Day and Remembrance Day Services.
Most of the nurses saw more than two years active service abroad. They nursed on hospital ships and troop ships as well in general and stationary hospitals and casualty clearing stations in Egypt, England, France, Greece and India.
Location
| Address: | 52 Sydney Road, Beechworth Health Services , Beechworth, 3747 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -36.349935 Long: 146.690467 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW1 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 04-August-1914 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 28-June-1919 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 11th November, 2012 |
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In Honour Of The Intrepid Women Who Trained
As Nurses At The Ovens District Hospital And
Served Their Fellow Humankind During WW1
Elizabeth Rothery * Frances L. Mackay
Mary M. Cameron Alice Donnes
Sybil J. O. Newton Maud Patton
Miriam S. Welshman Eileen Hughes
Emily G. Chappell May Humphrey
Marie M. Cameron RRC, 1st Class Flora Melville
Alice M. Rowand Agnes E. O`Neill
A. Jane Priestley
LEST
WE
FORGET
