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Nurse to be remembered with Last Post Ceremony on 80th Anniversary of Bangka Island Massacre

NurseClickBy ACN Media8 February 2022

On Wednesday 16 February 2022 at 4:20 pm, the Australian War Memorial will hold a Last Post Ceremony to commemorate the life of Australian Army Nurse Sister Ellen Louisa ‘Nell’ Keats. Nell died on 16 February 1942 during the Bangka Island Massacre alongside 20 of her Australian Army Service Nursing colleagues and one civilian. Australian…

Inside the writing of the Trilogy: Australian nurses in India (Scarlet Poppies)

NurseClickBy ACN Publications19 October 2018

by Dr Ruth Rae FACN Dr Ruth Rae FACN has been a registered nurse since 1978 and has worked as a freelance researcher and writer for more than 20 years. Her interest in nursing history led to her completing a PhD thesis and multiple books on Australian nurses in the First World War. ACN partnered with…

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