RRC, QHNS, FRCNA
- Born
- 29 October 1924
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 11 November 2003
- Occupation
- Servicewoman, Nurse and Matron
Kirwan, Joan Dorothy (1924 - 2003)
Details
Events
- 26 July 1954
- Joined the Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service
- 13 June 1957
- Awarded the Royal Red Cross for her services to air force nursing
- 1975 - 1979
- Matron-in-chief of the Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service
Sources used to compile this entry: Hudson, Susan, 'RAAF nurse who flew to the top of her profession', The Age, Obituaries, 23 December 2003, p. 7.
Published resources
Newspaper Articles
- Hudson, Susan, 'RAAF nurse who flew to the top of her profession', The Age, Obituaries, 23 December 2003, p. 7. Details
Online Resources
- 'Kirwan, Joan Dorothy (1924-2003)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-745091. Details
See also
- Halstead, Gay., Story of the RAAF nursing service : 1940-1990, Nungurner Press, Metung, Vic., 1994, 440 pp. Details
Anne Heywood
Created: 20 February 2004, Last modified: 25 February 2004
- Foundation Supporter - Australian Government Office for Women Australian Women in War project
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