Thelma
May
McEachern
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
Thelma May McEachern was born in 14th February 1913 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Thelma was a nurse
Thelma completed nursing training and was registered as a nurse.
Thelma McEachern is a Military Veteran.
Served in the Second Australian Imperial Force 1940-1943
2/10th Australian General Hospital
Served in the Second Australian Imperial Force 1940-1943
2/10th Australian General Hospital
Thelma was commissioned as a nurse in the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) and posted with the 2/10th Australian General Hospital to Malacca, Malaya.[1]
Thelma was evacuated from Singapore on 10th February aboard the Wah Sui as one of six nurses accompanying many wounded. The ship made it to Batavia (Jakarta) and the nurses were eventually repatriated home.[2]
Thelma was discharged from the AANS on 4th June 1943.
Sources
- ↑ Department of Veterans' Affairs nominal roll: VX39349 Lieutenant Thelma May McEachern; accessed 29 Feb 2020
- ↑ Shaw, Ian W. 'On Radji Beach: The Story of the Australian Nurses after the Fall of Singapore'. MacMillan, Sydney, 2010. ISBN 978-1-4050-4024-2
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