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Annie Sage

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257: 33: 249:(AIF). In February 1940, she was posted as matron to the 2/2nd Australian General Hospital and in April sailed to the Middle East, serving in Gaza Ridge, Palestine and Kantara. In May 1941 Sage was promoted to matron-in-chief of the AIF (Middle East). The following year she was made a member of the 288:
After Sage was demobilised from the AIF in 1947, she became Lady Superintendent of the Women's Hospital, Carlton, and continued with her role as matron-in-chief, Citizen Military Forces part time. She was the founding president of the College of Nursing, Melbourne and in 1969 was made an Honorary
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Later in 1942, Sage returned to Australia and was promoted to deputy matron-in-chief at Land Headquarters. In 1943 she was promoted again, this time to matron-in-chief, Australian Military Forces, and attained the rank of colonel. During this time she oversaw the development of Australian Army
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In 1969 the College of Nursing, Melbourne, set up the Annie M. Sage Memorial Scholarship. This is now administered by Monash University's School of Nursing and Midwifery, and recipients receive $ 10,000.
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In 1945 Sage was amongst 100 recipients at an investiture at Government House Canberra, where she was presented with the Royal Red Cross by the Duke of Gloucester. In 1947 she was awarded the
680: 665: 293: 218: 190: 169: 685: 675: 670: 233:, on 17 August 1895, and studied midwifery at the Women's Hospital in Carlton. She was registered as a midwife in 1924 and a nurse in 1926. 650: 256: 655: 246: 202: 296:(Military Division) in 1951 and retired from the military in 1952. Later that year, she stood for pre-selection for the seat of 242: 148: 378: 277: 210: 177: 301: 609: 508: 428: 261: 645: 640: 297: 230: 69: 201:(17 August 1895 – 14 April 1969) was an Australian nursing administrator and Matron-In-Chief in the 316: 85: 372: 265: 206: 159: 398: 250: 214: 197: 173: 105: 135: 634: 352: 305: 309: 41: 32: 583: 557: 477: 503: 531: 451: 423: 359:. National Foundation for Australian Women and The University of Melbourne 405:, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University 357:
The Australian Women's Archive Project: The Australian Women's Register
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From December 1939 to January 1947, Sage served as a member of the
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by the International Red Cross, for her military service.
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is centre top row and Annie M. Sage is middle bottom row.
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Australian Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
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She was a recipient of the 558:"Liberal Stir Over Flinders" 702: 651:Australian military nurses 278:Florence Nightingale Medal 211:Florence Nightingale Medal 178:Florence Nightingale Medal 30: 656:Australian women nurses 237:Military nursing career 377:: CS1 maint: others ( 269: 509:The Argus (Melbourne) 429:The Argus (Melbourne) 315:Sage died in 1969 in 292:Sage was appointed a 262:Joan Stevenson Abbott 259: 112:Years of service 231:Somerville, Victoria 217:and was appointed a 70:Somerville, Victoria 564:. 11 September 1952 317:Frankston, Victoria 86:Frankston, Victoria 584:"Military funeral" 397:McCarthy, Janice, 270: 614:Monash University 266:Ethel Jessie Bowe 229:Sage was born in 186:Annie Moriah Sage 183: 182: 38:Matron Annie Sage 693: 625: 624: 622: 620: 606: 600: 599: 597: 595: 580: 574: 573: 571: 569: 554: 548: 547: 545: 543: 538:. 16 August 1952 528: 522: 521: 519: 517: 500: 494: 493: 491: 489: 474: 468: 467: 465: 463: 448: 442: 441: 439: 437: 420: 414: 413: 412: 410: 394: 383: 382: 376: 368: 366: 364: 349: 302:1952 by-election 207:Second World War 200: 195: 160:Second World War 101: 82: 66: 64: 35: 21: 701: 700: 696: 695: 694: 692: 691: 690: 631: 630: 629: 628: 618: 616: 608: 607: 603: 593: 591: 590:. 10 April 1969 582: 581: 577: 567: 565: 556: 555: 551: 541: 539: 530: 529: 525: 515: 513: 502: 501: 497: 487: 485: 476: 475: 471: 461: 459: 450: 449: 445: 435: 433: 422: 421: 417: 408: 406: 396: 395: 386: 369: 362: 360: 351: 350: 339: 334: 325: 286: 251:Royal Red Cross 239: 227: 215:Royal Red Cross 193: 189: 176: 174:Royal Red Cross 172: 124:Matron-in-Chief 106:Australian Army 84: 80: 68: 62: 60: 44: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 699: 697: 689: 688: 683: 678: 673: 668: 663: 658: 653: 648: 643: 633: 632: 627: 626: 601: 588:Canberra Times 575: 549: 536:Canberra Times 523: 495: 469: 443: 415: 384: 336: 335: 333: 330: 324: 321: 285: 282: 238: 235: 226: 223: 181: 180: 167: 163: 162: 157: 153: 152: 146: 142: 141: 138: 136:Service number 132: 131: 121: 117: 116: 113: 109: 108: 103: 97: 96: 93: 89: 88: 83:(aged 73) 77: 73: 72: 67:17 August 1895 58: 54: 53: 50: 46: 45: 36: 28: 27: 24: 16:Military Nurse 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 698: 687: 684: 682: 679: 677: 674: 672: 669: 667: 664: 662: 659: 657: 654: 652: 649: 647: 644: 642: 639: 638: 636: 615: 611: 605: 602: 589: 585: 579: 576: 563: 559: 553: 550: 537: 533: 527: 524: 511: 510: 505: 499: 496: 483: 479: 473: 470: 458:. 11 May 1945 457: 453: 447: 444: 431: 430: 425: 419: 416: 404: 400: 393: 391: 389: 385: 380: 374: 358: 354: 348: 346: 344: 342: 338: 331: 329: 322: 320: 318: 313: 311: 307: 306:John Rossiter 303: 299: 295: 290: 283: 281: 279: 274: 267: 264:is top left, 263: 258: 254: 252: 248: 244: 236: 234: 232: 224: 222: 220: 216: 212: 208: 204: 199: 192: 187: 179: 175: 171: 168: 164: 161: 158: 154: 150: 147: 143: 139: 137: 133: 129: 125: 122: 118: 114: 110: 107: 104: 98: 94: 90: 87: 78: 74: 71: 59: 55: 51: 47: 43: 39: 34: 29: 22: 19: 617:. 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Nora Heysen
Somerville, Victoria
Frankston, Victoria
Australian Army
Matron-in-Chief
Colonel
Service number
Australian Army Nursing Service
Second World War
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Royal Red Cross
Florence Nightingale Medal
CBE
RRC
Second Australian Imperial Force
Second World War
Florence Nightingale Medal
Royal Red Cross
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Somerville, Victoria
Australian Army Nursing Service
Second Australian Imperial Force
Royal Red Cross

Joan Stevenson Abbott
Ethel Jessie Bowe
Florence Nightingale Medal
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Flinders

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