Kate’s Notes: What I find a bit odd about this obituary for Winifred Gilliland is that it consists solely of facts about her professional life. Accomplished as she was, there is no mention of where she was born or to whom, or whether she had siblings or other relatives who survived her. This certainly bears further investigation but in the meanwhile, if anyone has additional information about Winifred, please drop me a line at hpuppet@verizon.net

From The Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney, New South Wales
27 September 1933

SISTER GILLILAND
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   The funeral of Sister Winifred Gilliland, of Waiora Convalescent Home, Glenferrie-road, Malvern, who died recently, took place at Cheltenham Cemetery.
   Sister Gilliland, who had a distingushed record as an army nursing sister, trained for her profession at Geelong. She went to Egypt in May, 1915, as a member of the Queen Alexandra Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve, and later to England. After returning to Australia she again volunteered for service abroad, and was attached to the Army Medical Service in India for two years. In that period she was awarded the Royal Red Cross. In 1920 she returned to Australia, since which time she had rendered outstanding service with the Red Cross Society.
   Commencing as a sister at the Ghuna Red Cross Home, Leura, she held, in turn, the positions of matron of the Glenferrie Red Cross Home, Leura, Woodville Red Cross Hospital, Randwick, Lady Davidson Sanatorium, Turramurra, and the Bodington Red Cross Sanatorium, Wentworth Falls, occupying the last mentioned position with distinction for eight years. Early last year Sister Gilliland was granted leave of absence, and later retired from her position as matron of Bodington owing to ill health.

-- transcription by Kate Maynard, 2010