WWII Nurses Veil - Meiklejohn Family

DESCRIPTION

TitleWWII Nurses Veil - Meiklejohn FamilyObject TypeTextileClothingDate1939-1945DescriptionWWII Nurses Veil. Provenance and SignifcanceThis veil belonged to Arlie Lindsay Travers who was a nurse in WWII.

Arlie married Neville St Clair Meiklejohn. Neville, born in 1922, was the son of Raymond St Clair Meiklejohn and Sylvia Constance Mable Rea, the nephew of Colin Dunmore Fuller of Dunmore.

Neville’s father Major Meiklejohn was a chemist by trade and served in WWI M.P.S. Pharmacy Staff –Sergeant. AAMC, AIF, France, and WWII. Raymond died in 1943 in the Northern Territory whilst serving in the Australian Army Medical Corps.

Neville also served in WWII, enlisting at Liverpool with the 2nd AIF in 1939 - NX180500.

Neville and Airlie Meiklejohn operated the Oak Flats Newsagency in the 1960’s and the Albion Park Rail Newsagency in the 1980’s.
DonorMeiklejohn, U.

CHARACTERISTICS

MaterialCotton Voile.Dimensions89cm x 80cm

CLASSIFICATION

PrimaryUniformsSecondaryArmy

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CollectionObjectsFamilyFullerLocalityOak FlatsAlbion ParkRelated Item1995.38 Last edited by: Annette Charlton

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WWII Nurses Veil - Meiklejohn Family