Lorette, thanks so very much....but I'm not sure this is the right Jessie Buchanan....Jessie Helena Buchanan would have been almost 60 years old (b. 1881) around 1940...and Electoral Rolls show her in 1937 Summer Hill Parkes NSW 102 Prospect Road – nurse and in 1943 Lane Cove North Sydney NSW 24 Holdsworth ave, Crow’s Nest – home duties Will try to verify the identity of the Jessie Buchanan in the photo.... elaine -------------------------------------------- On Sun, 12/14/14, Lorette <tikibeau@yahoo.com> wrote: Subject: Re: [AUS-NSW] seeking picture of Sister Jessie Helena Buchanan (1881-1965) To: "Elaine Hanford" <ejhanford@att.net>, "aus-nsw@rootsweb.com" <aus-nsw@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, December 14, 2014, 7:39 PM just maybe who your looking for Photograph; Unknown; Circa 1940; M7-11 - Tweed Regional Museum on eHive Photograph; Unknown; Circa 1940; M7-11 - Tweed Regiona...Photograph, Jessie Buchanan in uniform as the Murwillumbah Commandant of the Voluntary Aid Detachment, World War II, circa 1940View on ehive.comPreview by Yahoo jessie buchanan in uniform as the Murwillumbah Commandant of the Voluntary aid DetachmentregardsLorette From: Elaine Hanford via <aus-nsw@rootsweb.com> To: AUS-NSW <AUS-NSW@rootsweb.com>; KerrieAnneC <kcact@tpg.com.au>; AUS-Tasmania Roots web <aus-tasmania@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, 15 December 2014, 13:19 Subject: Re: [AUS-NSW] seeking picture of Sister Jessie Helena Buchanan (1881-1965) Hi, KerrieAnne, Thanks much for your reply and listing of websites. We had already review the discoveranzacs pages....but had not yet seen the nurses.ww1anzac....seems to confirm information from other sources, except they have her death in 1975 when she died on 20 October 1965. Yes, the Royal Red Cross Medal carries much honour: The Royal Red Cross is a military decoration awarded in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth for exceptional services in military nursing. It was established on 27 April 1883 by Queen Victoria, with a single class of Member. A second and lower class, Associate, was added during World War I in 1917. The Royal Red Cross (RRC) was the first example of an Order exclusively for women. Men became eligible only in 1976. The award is made to a fully trained nurse of an officially recognised nursing service, military or civilian, without restriction to rank who have": 'shown exceptional devotion or competency in performance of nursing duties with the Army in the field, or in Naval and Military or Air Force hospitals or in an Auxiliary War hospital over a continuous or long period or who has performed some exceptional act of bravery or devotion to the post of duty'. Holders of the second class who receive a further award are promoted to the first class, although an initial award can also be made in the first class. Holders of the first class who receive a further award are awarded a bar. Royal Red Cross is awarded in two levels - First Class with post-nominal RRC and for a lesser degree of service in a Second Class (known as the Associate) with post-nominal ARRC. Sister Jessie Helena Buchanan contributed so much service, there must be a photo someplace and we shall keep looking. kind regards, elaine --------------------------------------------
Hi, Listers, I've done some digging...and the photo of Jessie Buchanan at appears to be the Jessie Winifred Buchanan of Murwillumbah, NSW....she is listed in the 1936, 1937 and 1943 electoral rolls and would appear to be the right age for the woman in the photo. Many, many thanks for those who sent me references for the photo at the following websites: https://ehive.com/account/5051/object/397658#prettyPhoto http://trove.nla.gov.au/version/208643782 and so the search continues... cheers, elaine -------------------------------------------- On Mon, 12/15/14, Elaine Hanford via <aus-nsw@rootsweb.com> wrote: Subject: Re: [AUS-NSW] seeking picture of Sister Jessie Helena Buchanan (1881-1965) To: "aus-nsw@rootsweb.com" <aus-nsw@rootsweb.com>, "Lorette" <tikibeau@yahoo.com> Date: Monday, December 15, 2014, 8:00 AM Lorette, thanks so very much....but I'm not sure this is the right Jessie Buchanan....Jessie Helena Buchanan would have been almost 60 years old (b. 1881) around 1940...and Electoral Rolls show her in 1937 Summer Hill Parkes NSW 102 Prospect Road – nurse and in 1943 Lane Cove North Sydney NSW 24 Holdsworth ave, Crow’s Nest – home duties Will try to verify the identity of the Jessie Buchanan in the photo.... elaine -------------------------------------------- On Sun, 12/14/14, Lorette <tikibeau@yahoo.com> wrote: Subject: Re: [AUS-NSW] seeking picture of Sister Jessie Helena Buchanan (1881-1965) To: "Elaine Hanford" <ejhanford@att.net>, "aus-nsw@rootsweb.com" <aus-nsw@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, December 14, 2014, 7:39 PM just maybe who your looking for Photograph; Unknown; Circa 1940; M7-11 - Tweed Regional Museum on eHive Photograph; Unknown; Circa 1940; M7-11 - Tweed Regiona...Photograph, Jessie Buchanan in uniform as the Murwillumbah Commandant of the Voluntary Aid Detachment, World War II, circa 1940View on ehive.comPreview by Yahoo jessie buchanan in uniform as the Murwillumbah Commandant of the Voluntary aid DetachmentregardsLorette From: Elaine Hanford via <aus-nsw@rootsweb.com> To: AUS-NSW <AUS-NSW@rootsweb.com>; KerrieAnneC <kcact@tpg.com.au>; AUS-Tasmania Roots web <aus-tasmania@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, 15 December 2014, 13:19 Subject: Re: [AUS-NSW] seeking picture of Sister Jessie Helena Buchanan (1881-1965) Hi, KerrieAnne, Thanks much for your reply and listing of websites. We had already review the discoveranzacs pages....but had not yet seen the nurses.ww1anzac....seems to confirm information from other sources, except they have her death in 1975 when she died on 20 October 1965. Yes, the Royal Red Cross Medal carries much honour: The Royal Red Cross is a military decoration awarded in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth for exceptional services in military nursing. It was established on 27 April 1883 by Queen Victoria, with a single class of Member. A second and lower class, Associate, was added during World War I in 1917. The Royal Red Cross (RRC) was the first example of an Order exclusively for women. Men became eligible only in 1976. The award is made to a fully trained nurse of an officially recognised nursing service, military or civilian, without restriction to rank who have": 'shown exceptional devotion or competency in performance of nursing duties with the Army in the field, or in Naval and Military or Air Force hospitals or in an Auxiliary War hospital over a continuous or long period or who has performed some exceptional act of bravery or devotion to the post of duty'. Holders of the second class who receive a further award are promoted to the first class, although an initial award can also be made in the first class. Holders of the first class who receive a further award are awarded a bar. Royal Red Cross is awarded in two levels - First Class with post-nominal RRC and for a lesser degree of service in a Second Class (known as the Associate) with post-nominal ARRC. Sister Jessie Helena Buchanan contributed so much service, there must be a photo someplace and we shall keep looking. kind regards, elaine -------------------------------------------- ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-NSW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message