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Hamilton-Williams, Ruth Myee (1905 - 1992)

Born
14 January 1905
Woonona, New South Wales, Australia
Died
29 August 1992
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Teacher and Servicewoman

Summary

Ruth Hamilton-Williams, the daughter of James Davidson, enlisted in the Australian Army Medical Women's Service (AAMWS) on 1 May 1943. She served as Assistant Controller at the Australian Military Forces Headquarters in Melbourne before being discharged, with the rank of Major, on 21 November 1946.

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1925 - 1929
Assistant Mistress at Frensham, New South Wales
1932 - 1934
Assistant Mistress at the Presbyterian Ladies College (PLC), Goulburn
1935 - 1936
Senior Mistress at PLC
1941 - 1943
Assistant secretary with the Australian Chemical Institute, Melbourne
1 May 1943
Enlisted in the Australian Army Medical Women's Services (AAMWS)
21 December 1945
Married H S Hamilton Williams
21 November 1946
Discharged from the AAMWS

Sources used to compile this entry: Chisholm, Alec H (ed.), Who's Who in Australia, 1947, The Herald and Weekly Times, Melbourne, 1947, 926 pp; Legge, J S (ed.), Who's who in Australia, 1971, 20 edn, The Herald and Weekly Times, Melbourne, 1971, 1024 pp.

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  • Legge, J S (ed.), Who's who in Australia, 1971, 20 edn, The Herald and Weekly Times, Melbourne, 1971, 1024 pp. Details

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See also

  • Chisholm, Alec H (ed.), Who's Who in Australia, 1947, The Herald and Weekly Times, Melbourne, 1947, 926 pp. Details

Anne Heywood

Created: 24 October 2003, Last modified: 30 January 2013

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