Edith Baker undertook her nursing training at Memorial Hospital, Adelaide and then worked in South Africa and England before being appointed to the Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service (RAAFNS) in 1941. Baker rose to the position of area matron before being discharged on 8 May 1944.
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1921 - 1925
Training at the Memorial Hospital, Adelaide
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1925 - 1941
Nursing experience in South Africa and England
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Janurary 1941
Appointed to the Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service (RAAFNS)
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January 1942 -
Promoted to Senior Sister, RAAFNS
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March 1943
Promoted to Matron, RAAFNS
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November 1943
Promoted to Area Matron, RAAFNS
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29 April 1944
Married Eric G McGlaughlin
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8 May 1944
Discharged from the RAAFNS
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Edith Baker trained as a nurse at the Memorial Hospital, Adelaide, before gaining nursing experience in South Africa and England. During the Second World War she was a member of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Nursing Service, rising to the position of area matron.
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1921 - 1925
Education - Training at the Memorial Hospital, Adelaide
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1925 - 1941
Career position - Nursing experience in South Africa and England
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January 1941
Career position - Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Nursing Service
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January 1942 - March 1943
Career position - Senior Sister in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Nursing Service
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March 1943 - November 1943
Career position - Matron with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Nursing Service
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November 1943 - 1944
Career position - Area Matron at the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Nursing Service
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Encyclopedia of Australian Science