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Born: 3 August 1904, Australia
Died: 17 May 1993
Country most active: Australia
Also known as: NA
Alice Wheatley undertook nursing training at the Fremantle Hospital, Western Australia and the Queen Victoria Hospital, Victoria. She was awarded the ARRC in 1944 for her work in charge of the first nursing party of RAAF nurses in New Guinea. In 1951 Wheatley was appointed as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in recognition of her work in the RAAF Nursing Service.
Chronology
1941
Career position – Joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Nursing Service
April 1942 – May 1944
Career position – Served at Medical Receiving Stations 2 and 3 in Papua New Guinea
1944
Award – Royal Red Cross (second class) (RRC) received
1946
Career position – Represented the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Nursing Service in the Victory Contingent to England
1946 – 1951
Career position – Matron-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Nursing Service
1951
Award – Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Military) (OBE)
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