TRIO TO NURSE: 1914-15 Star; British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19. Sister. W.Fillans. A.N.S. A.I.F. on first medal, Sister. W.Fillans. A.I.F. on last two medals. All medals impressed. Display mounted, Extremely fine.
Together with embroidered Australian Army Nursing Service sleeve badge (KC).
Wilhelmina (Mina) Fillans, born in 1884 at Paisley, Scotland; passed the examination for membership as a general Nurse of the Australasian Trained Nurses' Association on 5Dec1911; Enl.24Nov1914; Emb.28Nov1914 with 2AGH; served in Egypt Jan1915 to Mar1916, served in England and France Mar1916 to Nov1918; RTA 03May1919; Disemb.25May1919; Appt terminated 27Oct1919; married John Swanton at Ashfield, Sydney, NSW in 1919 taking up residence at Arncliffe, Sydney, NSW; Died 01Sep1966 at Arncliffe.
With research.