Allgrove, Ellen Mavis (1910-1994)

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Nell Allgrove, née Hannah, came to South Australia from the West with her family when she was an infant. She began nursing training at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in 1936 and worked in the hospital's Blood Transfusion Unit until she was called up to the Australian Army Nursing Service in 1940. In 1941 she joined the 2/4 Casualty Clearing Station and was sent to Malaya. She was among those who escaped from Singapore just before its capture by the Japanese in February 1942. When the ship 'Vyner Brooke' was sunk in Banka Strait, Nell and fellow nurses were interned by the Japanese. She was among 24 nurses (from a total of 65) who survived until their release in September 1945.

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  1. HANNAH, ELLEN MAVISWorld War 2 Nominal Roll Department of Veterans' Affairs : HANNAH, ELLEN MAVIS
    Department of Veterans' Affairs
    [2002]
    Published: Department of Veterans' Affairs
    Series: http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/veteran.asp?ServiceID=A&VeteranID=674029
  2. A Woman's war : the exceptional life of Wilma Oram Young, AM
    Angell, Barbara
    [2003]
    Published: New Holland Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
  3. State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana: Interview with Ellen Mavis Allgrove [sound recording] Interviewer: Joan Durdin (10 February 1988)
    History of Nursing in South Australia Nell Allgrove, nee Hannah, came to South Australia from the West with her family when she was an infant. After secondary school Nell studied Pharmacy, as she was not considered 'strong enough' to nurse. However she did begin training at the Adelaide Hospital in 1936 and worked in the hospital's Blood Transfusion Unit until she was called up to the Australian Army Nursing Service in 1940. In 1941 she joined the 2/4 Casualty Clearing Station and was sent to Malaya. She was among those who escaped from Singapore just before its capture by the Japanese in February 1942. When the ship 'Vyner Brooke' was sunk in Bauka Strait, Nell and fellow nurses were interned by the Japanese. She was among 24 nurses (from a total of 65) who survived until their release in September 1945. After the war Nell married a British resident in Malaya and lived there for a number of years. She later moved to England.
    OH 17/81

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