Harrower (married name Cooper), Olive Jean

Rank: Private

Service: Private

Unit: 104th A.G.H

Branch Category: AAMWS Bathurst

Conflict: WW2

Personal Items

Badges VAD Metal, Aust Military Forces Commonwealth, Unit Badge Cloth, Cloth red cross

4 x VAD Badge Metal, Aust Military Forces Commonwealth Badge x 2 different styles, Unit Badge Cloth, Cloth red cross ( All presented on blue Cloth.
The primary role of a Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) member was that of nursing orderly in hospitals, carrying out menial but essential tasks – scrubbing floors, sweeping, dusting and cleaning bathrooms and other areas, dealing with bedpans, and washing patients.
VAD – white metal shoulder title. Worn by the Australian Volunteer Aid Detachment during World War 2.
VAD – Hat Badge – World War 2.
Aust Military Forces Commonwealth badge was originally called the General Service Badge, but is now officially labelled the Australian Army Badge. It will, however, always be referred to as the Rising Sun Badge.
During the world wars and the years in between, Australian soldiers wore cloth patches of various shapes and colours on their upper sleeves to indicate to which unit or formation they belonged. The use of colour patches was discontinued in 1949.
Voluntary Aid Detachments (VADs) also provided an important public face for the Australian Red Cross.

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Notes.

Date of Birth: 11 Nov 1921
Place of Birth: PARKES, NSW
Date of Enlistment: 30 Jan 1943
Locality on Enlistment: MULLUMBIMBY, NSW
Place of Enlistment: BATHURST, NSW
Date of Discharge: 12 Jun 1946
Posting at Discharge: AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL WOMENS SERVICES
Next of Kin: HARROWER, WILLIAM
Prisoner of War: No

References:
nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au