Person
O'Dwyer, Ida (1880 - 1960)
RRC ARRC
- Born
- 1880
- Died
- 1960
- Occupation
- Nurse
Summary
Ida O'Dwyer served in the Australian Army Nursing Service. She served in Egypt and was in charge of the Nurses' Hospital in London and was head sister of the No. 3 Australian Casualty Clearing Station in France. From 1920 to her retirement in 1938 O'Dwyer was matron of the Caulfield Military Hospital.
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Chronology
- 1917
- Award - Royal Red Cross (second class) (ARRC)
- 1918
- Award - Royal Red Cross (RRC)
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- McCarthy, Gavan; Morgan, Helen; Smith, Ailie; van den Bosch, Alan, Where are the Women in Australian Science?, Exhibition of the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, First published 2003 with lists updated regulary edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 2003, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/wisa/wisa.html. Details
Resources
- 'O'Dwyer, Ida (1880-1960)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475769. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 15 December 2003, Last modified: 15 June 2022