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Bradwell, Elizabeth Merle (Betty) (1914 - )

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Nurse and Servicewoman

Born: 3 March 1914 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Betty Bradwell, née Pyman, was born in Adelaide, South Australia. Betty was called up to the Australian Army Nursing Service in 1940. In April 1941 Betty sailed with the 2/10 Australian General Hospital for Malaysia. After the withdrawal of forces from Singapore in February 1942, Betty and some of her fellow nurses reached Australia unlike many of their companions. Betty's army career continued with postings to New Guinea, and in Australia.

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Alternative Names:

Pyman, Betty (maiden name)

Sources used to compile this entry: http://www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au:1083/search/abradwell%2C+betty/abradwell+betty/1,1,2,B/frameset&FF=abradwell+betty+1914&2,,2 accessed 2004-04-15.

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Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) (1903 - 1948)
Service no: SX11646

[1941 - 1946]

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Department of Veterans' Affairs, 'PYMAN, ELIZABETH MERLE', in World War 2 Nominal Roll, 2002, http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/veteran.asp?ServiceID=A&VeteranID=675047. [ Details... ]

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Prepared by: Robin Secomb
Created: 15 April 2004

Published by National Foundation for Australian Women on Australian Women's Archives Project Web Site
Comments, questions, corrections and additions: awap@womenaustralia.info
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Updated: 4 September 2008
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