Obituary

Vivian Statham (nee Bullwinkel) was one of the most significant figures in Australian Nursing. Having completed nursing training in Broken Hill in 1938 and midwifery in 1939, she enlisted in the Australian Army Nursing Service in 1941 and was posted to the 13th Australian General Hospital in support of the Australian 8th Division in Malaya…. Read more »

By Vivian Statham In   Issue Volume 9 No. 2

Captain Charles Fison Aamc (1908 – 1999): A short biography of a paediatrician-soldier

The domain of military medicine has traditionally encompassed the disciplines of high-energy trauma management, tropical medicine, the management of the epidemic diseases of the Army and Navy and the ethos of preventive medicine. In the Australian Defence Force, unlike responsibilities undertaken by Service doctors in the United States, paediatrics and child care has not held… Read more »

By John Pearn In   Issue Volume 8 No. 3 Doi No https://doi-ds.org/doilink/03.2023-38522544/JMVH Vol 8 No 3

SQNLDR (Doctor) Lana Jennifer Lynnelle Davies

SQNLDR (Doctor) Lana Jennifer Lynnelle Davies 28 May 1985 – 6 October 2019 Lana was an exceptional individual, who forged her own awe-inspiring path to her greatest achievements, of being the soul mate to husband Chris and super- Mum to baby Naomi. She loved to study, with high academic accomplishment through all of her education… Read more »

In   Issue Volume 28 No. 1 Doi No https://doi-ds.org/doilink/10.2022-97644242/JMVH Vol 28 No 1

Air Vice Marshal Eric Hay Stephenson AO, OBE

22 July 1922 – 13 April 2017 Dr Warren Harrex Doc Stephenson, as he was affectionately known bymany, had three passions in his long life – his flying career, his medical career and his beloved wife Freda. He was born in Jarrow on Tyneside in the north of England on 22 July 1922. His family… Read more »

In   Issue Volume 26 No. 2 Doi No https://doi-ds.org/doilink/10.2022-51863224/JMVH Vol 26 No 2

Surgeon Captain Richard Tadeusz ‘Rick’ Jolly OBE RN Rtd

Commander Neil Westphalen, Royal Australian Navy Reserve Rick Jolly (29 October 1946 – 13 January 2018, of complications from a heart condition) was the only serviceman to be honoured by both the British and the Argentinians for his service in the 1982 Falklands War. This reflected his leadership of the field hospital that successfully treated… Read more »

In   Issue Volume 26 No. 1 Doi No https://doi-ds.org/doilink/10.2022-95975422/JMVH Vol 26 No 1

Eulogy For Major Raffaele Scicchitano

By Lieutenant Colonel Stanley Papastamatis, CO 3 HSB 8th October 2009 Few men can have had as many rich, varied and ultimately satisfying lives as Raffaele. Physician, teacher, mentor, scholar and finally Officer in the Australian Defence Force within the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps. Raffaele Scicchitano was commissioned as a Major on the 28th October 2004 and posted to the 3rd… Read more »

In   Issue Volume 18 No. 1 Doi No https://doi-ds.org/doilink/11.2021-29186767/JMVH Vol 18 No 1

Surgeon Captain ‘Sandy’ Ferguson AM VRD RFD RANR RTD

Sandy” Ferguson graduated in Medicine at Melbourne  University in 1942 and following his residency at The Alfred Hospital was commissioned as a Surgeon Lieutenant in the Royal Australian Naval  Reserve in 1943. Prior to studying medicine he had tried to commence a naval career and having been accepted to join the Naval College at the… Read more »

By Michael Dowsett In   Issue Volume 17 No. 1 Doi No https://doi-ds.org/doilink/11.2021-71576696/JMVH Vol 17 No 1

Bruce James Cheffins, Surgeon Lieutenant RAN 1965-1971

Dr Bruce James Cheffins died at the Fremantle Hospital on 14 March 2008, as the result of a vehicle accident.   He left behind his wife Andrae, sons Peter and Richard, daughters Bridget and Susie, and four grandchildren.   His RAN service was noteworthy for his compassion and leadership aboard HMAS Perth (DDG 38, Captain P.H. Doyle… Read more »

By Neil Westphalen In   Issue Volume 17 No. 1 Doi No https://doi-ds.org/doilink/11.2021-44155312/JMVH Vol 17 No 1