Army Medical Services of Australia Women, Maryborough, Qld
S 25° 32.216 E 152° 42.290
56J E 470345 N 7175563
The services of the various Army Nursing and Medical forces in the Boer, World War 1, World War 2, and Korean and Vietnam Wars are honoured with this plaque.
Waymark Code: WMTP6Z
Location: Queensland, Australia
Date Posted: 12/21/2016
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This plaque specifies the conflicts that various Army Nursing Services were serving in. It reads:
Honouring Army Medical Services of Australian Women
A.A.N.S. (Australia Army Nursing Service)
Boer War - World War II - World War II
B.C.O.F. (British Commonwealth Occupation Forces) 1946-1951
V.A.D. (Voluntary Aid Detachment)
World War I - Peace Time - 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
(Visited: 7 April, 2015)
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
Boer, World War I, World War II, Korean, Vietnam.
In Honor Of: Army Medical Service of Australian Women
Marker Text:
Included in Text
Who Put it Here?: Maryborough Returned Services League
Description of Memorial:
The cast bronze plaque is based on a grey speckled marble plinth, at the entrance to Queens Park of Maryborough
There is a tall "Lest We Forget" 'obelisk' right by it.
Date of dedication: Not listed
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