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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2003-03-13 human Ailie Smith updated 2025-10-29 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004432b.htm person Wilson Grace Margaret CBE RRC AACR2 25 June 1879 12 January 1957 Place of Birth South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Place of Death Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia Nurse Grace Wilson served as a nurse in both world wars. In the First World War she was principal matron of the 3rd Australian General Hospital in England, Lemnos, Abbassia and France. She was awarded the Royal Red Cross in 1916 for her work in the Australian Army Nursing Service and was appointed as Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1919 for her work in France. In the Second World War Wilson was matron-in-chief of the nursing service with the Australian Imperial Forces. She served in the Middle East until ill health forced her to return to Australia in August 1941. 1905 1908 Education - Nurse training at the Brisbane Hospital July 1914 October 1914 Career position - Matron, Brisbane Hospital October 1914 April 1915 Career position - Principal Matron, 1st Military District, Australian Army Nursing Service April 1915 April 1915 Military service - Transferred to the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) as Principal Matron, 3rd Australian General Hospital May 1915 August 1915 Military service - Principal Matron, 3rd Australian General Hospital in England August 1915 August 1916 Military service - Principal Matron, 3rd Australian General Hospital in Lemnos, Greece 1916 1916 Award - Royal Red Cross (RRC) October 1916 October 1916 Military service - Principal Matron, 3rd Australian General Hospital in Abbassia, Egypt October 1916 April 1917 Military service - Principal Matron, 3rd Australian General Hospital in Brighton, UK April 1917 September 1917 Military service - Principal Matron, 3rd Australian General Hospital in Abbeville, France September 1917 April 1918 Military service - Temporary Matron-in-Chief, Australian Imperial Force Headquarters in London April 1918 May 1919 Military service - Principal Matron, 3rd Australian General Hospital in Abbeville, France 1919 1919 Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) May 1919 January 1920 Military service - Principal Matron, 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital in Dartford, UK January 1920 January 1920 Life event - Returned to Australia November 1920 January 1933 Career position - Matron,e Children's Hospital, Melbourne August 1925 c. 1940 Career position - Matron-in-Chief, Army Nursing Reserve 1929 1929 Award - Florence Nightingale Medal, International Committee of the Red Cross January 1933 c. 1940 Career position - Matron, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne September 1940 August 1941 Military service - Matron-in-Chief of the Nursing Service, Australian Imperial Force, serving in the Middle East September 1943 September 1943? Career position - Executive Office of the Nursing Control Section of the Department of Manpower Directorate in Victoria Australian Army Nursing Service (1902 - 1948)

Grace Wilson served in the Australian Army Nursing Service during World War One and World War Two.

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 'Wilson, Grace Margaret', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Wilson, Grace Margaret Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Wilson, Grace Margaret, Biographical Entry Wilson, Grace Margaret, Biographical Entry National Foundation for Australian Women 2003 Australian Women's Archives Project Book Section: Wilson, Grace Margaret (1879-1957), nursing sister and army matron-in-chief McCarthy, Janice Wilson, Grace Margaret (1879-1957), nursing sister and army matron-in-chief Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1990 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 12: 1891 - 1939 Smy-Z John Ritchie 522-523 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 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 Grace Wilson, Portrait Australian War Memorial Research Centre Grace Wilson, Portrait 044158 c. 1942 Black and white photograph of Grace Wilson, Matron-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps Photograph Grace Wilson, Portrait Australian War Memorial Research Centre Grace Wilson, Portrait A05332 May 1915 Black and white photograph of Matron (Margaret) Grace Wilson "doing a round", Lemnos, Greece. Photograph