- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE0891
Dutton, Mary Doreen (Mollie)
(1896 – 1993)- Occupation Nurse, Servicewoman
Summary
Mollie Dutton was born in Adelaide. Her parents opposed her desire to nurse. At the age of 28 she began training at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) in 1924. After a short term in charge of the Magill ward of the RAH Mollie Dutton enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Nursing Service and as a matron served at RAAF hospitals in Darwin and Laverton, Victoria. After the war Miss Dutton returned to the RAH and was Sister in Charge of Bice Ward until 1954, when she retired to care for her elderly mother.
Archival resources
Published resources
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Resource Section
- DUTTON, MARY DOREEN, Department of Veterans' Affairs, http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/veteran.asp?ServiceID=R&VeteranID=1069002
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Resource
- Trove: Dutton, Mary Doreen (1896-), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-767051