Events

1937

Foundation member of the Bathurst Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD)

1939

An Army Camp established at Bathurst and VADs worked in canteens, sewed a garment a week for the Red Cross, sold buttons and worked in local and camp hospitals

1941

Selected to join the Australian Infantry Force (AIF) for service overseas

1941 - 1943

Served with the 2/6 Australian General Hospital at Gaza, Palestine

1943 - 1945

Served in Atherton, North Queensland

1945

War ended

1946

Joined Women's Services Sub-Branch RSL, and has served in a number of offices including being Women's State Councillor on State Council for 2 years

1947

Assistant Commandant at Haberfield VAD

1952

Brown Owl of the 2nd Beecroft Brownies

1962

Family moved to Gilgandra, NSW. Joined the Red Cross and Country Women's Association

1987

Volunteer at the National Artillery Museum at North Fort. Has dressed two static models, one representing the Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS), whose members served at the Fort during World War II and the other wearing a VAD uniform

13 June 1993

Awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia

1995

Organised, with the help of Girl Guides, a memorabilia display at St Ives Shopping Centre as part of the 'Australia Remembers, 1945-1995' celebrations

1995

President of the Women's Services Sub-Branch RSL

November 1995

Along with a number of other Voluntary Aids from World War II, Alice Penman spoke about her wartime experiences at a commemorative luncheon as part of the 'Australia Remembers, 1945-1995' celebrations

Sources used to compile this entry: Information supplied by Alice Penman OAM.