• Entry type: Person
  • Entry ID: AWE0879

Bidstrup, Jean (Eve)

  • Maiden name Blacker, Eve
(1913 – 2009)
  • Born 26 November 1913, Tumby Bay, South Australia, Australia
  • Died 14 December 2009, , South Australia, Australia
  • Occupation Nurse, Servicewoman

Summary

Eve Bidstrup, née Blacker, grew up at Willunga, South Australia. In 1940 Eve was called up to the Australian Army Nursing Service. She was attached to the 2/4 Australian General Hospital and went with the unit to the Middle East early in 1941. The nurses in the unit were evacuated from Tobruk just before the siege of that garrison. In March 1942 the unit returned to Australia.

Archival resources

  • State Library of South Australia
    • Interview with Eve Bidstrup [sound recording] Interviewer: Joan Durdin

Published resources

Related entries


  • Related Organisations
    • Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) (1902 - 1948)