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Wilma Oram was born on 17 August, 1916 in Glenorchy, Victoria, is an Australian nurse (1916–2001). Discover Wilma Oram's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 84 years old?

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Age 84 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 17 August 1916
Birthday 17 August
Birthplace Glenorchy, Victoria
Date of death 28 May, 2001
Died Place Richmond, Victoria
Nationality Australia

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1916

Wilma Elizabeth Forster Young, ( Oram; 17 August 1916 – 28 May 2001) was an Australian Army nurse during the Second World War.

1942

Oram was evacuated from Singapore in February 1942 and was aboard the Vyner Brooke when the ship was sunk in Bangka Strait by Japanese aircraft.

1945

After surviving in the water for many hours she came ashore at Bangka Island and became a prisoner of war until 1945.

Vivian Bullwinkel and Betty Jeffrey were captives together with Oram.

Jeffrey and Bullwinkel visited every sizable hospital in Victoria to raise money that created the Australian Nurses Memorial Centre.

Oram is noted as a founder of the centre, together with Edith Hughes-Jones and Annie Sage.

Following the war, Oram married Alan Livingstone Young, who had also been a prisoner of war.

They settled on a dairy farm at Cardinia, Victoria, and had four children.

She was an active member of the Returned and Services League of Australia, serving as the treasurer and later president of its Pakenham branch.

1999

She worked for causes including greater recognition for Vietnam War veterans and to raise money for the Australian Service Nurses National Memorial, unveiled in Canberra on 2 October 1999.