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Boyce, Una Parry (1911 - )

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Nurse
Born: 6 April 1911  Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Una Parry Boyce trained and worked as a nurse and midwife during the 1930s. In 1961 she became state secretary of the War Widows Guild of Australia, New South Wales, a position she held for almost thirty years. Boyce was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire, 1 January 1971, and Member of the Order of Australia, 10 June 1991, for her service to war widows.
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1934General Trained Nurse
1935Registered Midwife at Queen Charlotte's Maternity Hospital in London, UK
1936Diploma at the University of London, UK
1936 - 1938Sister Tutor at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
1961 - 1989State Secretary of the War Widows Guild of Australia, New South Wales
1970Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
1991Member of the Order of Australia (AM)

 
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