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The seat commemorates the founder and Controller of the Australian Women`s Army Service.
During World War One Irving was a Voluntary Aid Detachment member with the the Australian Red Cross. From 1924 until 1940 she was secretary of the Girl Guides` Association, Victoria. In 1935, she was one of the two founders of the Victorian Society for Crippled Children (and Adults) and worked for this organisation until her death.
On 2 January 1939 she was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for social welfare services in Victoria. In 1940 she was appointed assistant-secretary of the Australian Red Cross Victorian Division. Invited in 1941 to establish and head the Australian Women`s Army Service, Sybil Irving held this position until 1946.
Location
| Address: | Loftus Street, Jessie Street Gardens, Sydney, 2000 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.863243 Long: 151.210206 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Seat |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Humanitarian |
| Link: | http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/adbonli… |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Tuesday 3rd October, 1978 |
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SYBIL HOWY IRVING M.B.E
1897-1973
A MEMORIAL TO COMMEMORATE A LIFETIME OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE
GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION
VICTORIAN SOCIETY FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN & ADULTS
RED CROSS SOCIETY
AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S ARMY SERVICE
WOMEN’S ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY CORPS
COUNCIL ON THE AGEING
1978
