- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE0575
Baker, Edith Clarice
- Married name McGlaughlin, Edith
- Born 1899, Port Wakefield South Australia Australia
- Died 1983
- Occupation Matron, Nurse
Summary
Edith Baker undertook her nursing training at Memorial Hospital, Adelaide and then worked in South Africa and England before being appointed to the Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service (RAAFNS) in 1941. Baker rose to the position of area matron before being discharged on 8 May 1944.
Events
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2041
Appointed to the Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service (RAAFNS)
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2042
Promoted to Senior Sister, RAAFNS
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2043
Promoted to Matron, RAAFNS
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2043
Promoted to Area Matron, RAAFNS
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2044
Discharged from the RAAFNS
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2044
Married Eric G McGlaughlin
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1921 - 1925
Training at the Memorial Hospital, Adelaide
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1925 - 1941
Nursing experience in South Africa and England
Published resources
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Resource Section
- BAKER, EDITH CLARICE, Department of Veterans' Affairs, 2002, http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/veteran.asp?ServiceID=R&VeteranID=1068876
- Edited Book
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Resource
- Where are the Women in Australian science?, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, 2003, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/wisa/wisa.html
- Trove: Baker, Edith Clarice (1899-1983), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-759070
- Book