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Name	Perditta Marjorie McCarthy
Born	21 May, 1916 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Died	10 March, 2012 (aged 95) New South Wales, Australia
Education *	St Clare's College (Waverley, Sydney) (student, 1928-1931) Rosebank College, Fivedock, Sydney) (student, 1932-1934)
Occupation or Descriptor *	army nurse (1941-1972) Federal, Australia army matron (1950-1972) Federal, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (army nurse) Korean War (army nurse) Vietnam War (army nurse) Malayan emergency, 1950-60 (army nurse) Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (army nurse, 1941)
Awards	Royal Red Cross (recipient, 1972)
Key Organisations *	Army Museum of New South Wales (Victoria Barracks) (volunteer) Australian Dictionary of Biography (ANU) (author, 1980-2000) Australian Dictionary of Biography (ANU) (Working Party member, 1983-2012)
Workplaces *	Sydney Hospital (nurse, 1936-1939) Crown Street Women's Hospital (Sydney) (nurse, 1939-1941)

* Dates are approximate

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