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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2003-03-11 human Ailie Smith updated 2025-12-31 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004415b.htm person Lang Margaret Irene OBE AACR2 23 May 1893 14 February 1983 Place of Birth Oxley, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Canterbury, Victoria, Australia Nurse Margaret Lang undertook her nursing training at the Wangaratta District Hospital, Victoria and the Women's Hospital, Melbourne. She was matron of various Victorian country hospitals. Lang served in the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) during the First World War and was founder and Matron-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Nursing Service during the Second World War. Other positions held by Lang include Matron of the Talbot Epileptics Colony in Clayton, Victoria and Matron of the Police Hospital Victoria. 1917 1919 Career position - Served in the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) 1940 1946 Career position - Founder and Matron-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Nursing Service 8 June 1950 8 June 1950 Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Military) (OBE) Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Commonwealth of Australia (1921 - )

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 Lang, Margaret Irene (18930523-19830214)

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 'Lang, Margaret Irene', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Lang, Margaret Irene Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Lang, Margaret Irene (1893-1983),sister and air force matron-in-chief Hine, Margaret Lang, Margaret Irene (1893-1983),sister and air force matron-in-chief Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2012 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 18: 1981 - 1990 L-Z Melanie Nolan Resource: B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 CA 2001 Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Resource: A9300 RAAF Officers Personnel files, 1921-1948 CA 778, Air Services Branch; CA 35, Department of Air, Central Office A9300 RAAF Officers Personnel files, 1921-1948 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Edited Book: Who's who in Australia 1944 Alexander, John A. Who's who in Australia 1944 12th Melbourne, Victoria The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd 1944 Margaret Lang, Portrait Australian War Memorial Research Centre Margaret Lang, Portrait ART27682 c. 1943 Painting by Harold Freedman, oil on canvas on board Artwork Margaret Lang, Portrait Australian War Memorial Research Centre Margaret Lang, Portrait P00553.002 c. 1945 Black and white photograph of Margaret Irene Land, founder of the RAAF Nursing Service. Photograph Biographical cuttings on Margaret Lang, nursing administrator National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection Biographical cuttings on Margaret Lang, nursing administrator Cuttings Files BIOG