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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2003-03-11 human Ailie Smith updated 2025-10-29 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004420b.htm person Moriarty Barbara Ierne AACR2 Moriarty, Biddy 13 April 1902 11 January 1979 Place of Birth Ipswich, Queensland, Australia Place of Death Neutral Bay, New South Wales, Australia Welfare worker Biddy Moriarty was a member of the Australian Red Cross Society's field force during the World War. She undertook Red Cross work with repatriated prisoners of war during the final years of the war, which included being a member of the Red Cross contingent assisting the 2nd POW Reception Group in Singapore. 1940 1940 Career position - Attached to the Australian Comforts Fund in Palestine and Alexandria 1940 1941 Career position - Cipher Officer for the Royal Navy in Alexandria for six months July 1941 February 1942 Career position - Joined the Australian Red Cross Society's Field force and was attached to the 2nd/2nd Australian General Hospital in Kantara, Egypt February 1942 September 1943 Career position - Returned to Australia and performed Red Cross duties in New South Wales, Victoria, Darwin and North Queensland September1943 April 1944 Career position - Red Cross Work among repatriated prisoners of war in the Middle East April 1944 August 1945 Career position - Returned to England and was attached to the Australian Army Staff to prepare the reception of exchanged and liberated prisoners of was September 1945 November 1945 Career position - Member of the Red Cross contingent in Singapore assisting the 2nd POW Reception Group (3 months) July 1946 July 1946 Career position - Discharged from the Red Cross 1947 1947 Award - Florence Nightingale Medal, International Committee of the Red Cross 1947 1965 Career position - Worked as a Copy Writer and Clerical Assistant at David Jones Ltd. in Sydney

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 'Moriarty, Barbara Ierne', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Moriarty, Barbara Ierne Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Moriarty, Barbara Ierne (Biddy) (1902-1979), Red Cross field representative Hill, A. J. Moriarty, Barbara Ierne (Biddy) (1902-1979), Red Cross field representative Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2000 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 15: 1940 - 1980 Kem-Pie John Ritchie 408-409 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 Barbara Moriarty, Records Australian War Memorial Research Centre Barbara Moriarty, Records 3DRL/7168 1945 - 1955 Certificates about medal entitlements; news clippings about Barbara Moriarty; citation for the Florence Nightingale Medal; notification about the wearing of Red Cross decorations and medals; and an article on repatriated prisoners by Moriarty. 13 Items