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Jones, Violet Margaret (1911 - 2001)

Born
13 July 1911
Chiltern, Victoria, Australia
Died
1 January 2001
Occupation
Nursing administrator
Alternative Names
  • MacPhee, Violet Margaret

Summary

Violet Jones enlisted with the Australian Army Nursing Service on December 15, 1941. She was attached to the 115 General Hospital in Heidelberg, Victoria.

Details

Following twelve months with the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS), Violet Jones continued her nursing career in hospitals.

She had ten siblings including one brother who was detained as a prisoner of war in Japan during the Second World War. Violet's letter to him in 1942 is still in the possession of his daughter Kathryn Lucas.

Archival resources

National Archives of Australia, National Office

  • Jones Violet Margaret: Service Number - V148279, 1939 - 1948, B884 2002/05074483; National Archives of Australia, National Office. Details

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Barbara Lemon

Created: 7 September 2005, Last modified: 6 December 2005

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