Biographical entry Larke, Elizabeth Robson

Summary

Elizabeth Larke was the first woman member to be appointed to the Red Cross Field Service. She served in the Middle East and New Guinea before being appointed to the Red Cross National Headquarters in 1944.

Details

Events

1940 - 1943

Career position - Served in the Middle East with the Red Cross Field Service and the 1st and 6th Australian General Hospitals

1943 - 1944

Career position - Served in New Guinea as Commandant of the Field Force at the 2/5 Australian General Hospital in Port Moresby

April 1944

Career position - Red Cross National Headquarters

Archival resources

Australian War Memorial Research Centre

• Elizabeth Larke, Records, 1940 - 1942, PR85/414; Australian War Memorial Research Centre. Details

Published resources

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Larke Elizabeth Robson', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1477106. Details

See also

• Alexander, John A. (ed.), Who's Who in Australia 1944, vol. 12, The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd, Melbourne, 1944, 906 pp. Details