Sister Mary Alma (Alma) Collins in the uniform of the Australian Army Nursing Service in World War 2


Title	Sister Mary Alma (Alma) Collins in the uniform of the Australian Army Nursing Service in World War 2
Description	The photograph shows Sister Mary Alma (Alma) Collins (married name McCourt) who was a Sister in the Australian Army Nursing Service during World War 2. She joined ca.1942 and was discharged on 12 Feb 1946 with the rank of Lieutenant. Sister Collins trained at the Rockhampton Hospital from 10 May 1926 until 09 May 1930. She followed her basic training with a midwifery certificate at the Lady Goodwin Hospital between 02 Sep 1931 and 01 Mar 1932. She later became matron of the Rockhampton Hospital from Jul 1952 until 30 Oct 1955 when she resigned to be married.
Image Number	396
Publisher	Australian Country Hospital Heritage Association Inc.
Source (Original)
Subject	Army nurses
Subject	Australian Army Nursing Service
Subject	Collins, Mary Alma
Subject	Uniforms
Subject	World War 2
Coverage - Spatial	Rockhampton Hospital, Rockhampton, Queensland
Coverage - Time	ca.1942
Format of Original	photographic print : b&w; scan .tif 4.8MB 1048 x 1608 pixels
Digital Format	jpeg
Rights	This image is provided for the purpose of private study and research and must not be reproduced without the permission of the Australian Country Hospital Heritage Association Inc.