Born: 4 January 1904, Australia
Died: 3 December 2003
Country most active: Australia
Also known as: Dora Elizabeth Burchill
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Elizabeth Burchill worked as a nurse in many diverse locations, including England, Canada, the USA, New Guinea and Thursday Island. She has written several books about her nursing experience, including Thursday Island Nurse and The Paths I’ve Trod.
Chronology
1930 – 1932
Career position – Australian Inland Mission in Innamincka, South Australia
1937
Career position – Member of Ambulance Unit from London at the Spanish Civil War
1938
Career position – Grenfell Mission in Labrador, Canada
1940 – 1946
Military service – Served in the Middle East and Australia with the Australian Army Nursing Service, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)
1946
Career position – Writer and broadcaster at 3SR in Shepparton, Victoria
1952 – 1956
Career position – Nursing work in Darwin
1958 – 1960
Career position – Nursing work in Thursday Island
1961 – 1963
Career position – Nursing work in New Guinea
1965 – 1967
Career position – Nursing work in England
1969 – 1971
Career position – Nursing work in the USA
1970
Career position – Nursing work in Canada
1998
Award – Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) – for service to nursing, particularly as an historian, author and philanthropist
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