Biographical entry Wheatley, Alice Jean (1904 - )

Summary

Alice Wheatley undertook nursing training at the Fremantle Hospital, Western Australia and the Queen Victoria Hospital, Victoria. She was awarded the ARRC in 1944 for her work in charge of the first nursing party of RAAF nurses in New Guinea. In 1951 Wheatley was appointed as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in recognition of her work in the RAAF Nursing Service.

Details

Events

1941

Career position - Joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Nursing Service

1941? - 1945?

Career position - Area Matron at the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Nursing Service and served in the New Guinea area

1944

Award - Royal Red Cross (second class) (RRC) received

1946

Career position - Represented the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Nursing Service in the Victory Contingent to England

1946 - 1951

Career position - Matron-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Nursing Service

1951

Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Military) (OBE)

Published resources

Newspaper Articles

• 'MATRON WHEATLEY'S COURAGEOUS WORK IN NEW GUINEA', The Argus, 13 March 1944, p. 6. Also available at http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11809094. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Wheatley, Alice Jean', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-756051. 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