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Honoured for ‘frontier’ service
Georgina, who graduated from the Melbourne Campus (St Patrick’s) in 2000, initially worked in Melbourne, Sydney and then with Indigenous Australians in Hall’s Creek in Central Australia.
She set off for the UK in 2004, working at a range of places in London before joining Frontier Medical Services in 2005, which provides remote medical support.
Her first assignment was in Basra, Iraq, where she was stationed at the British Medical Compound in the desert, where the work was described by her parents as “diverse, challenging and at times, frightening”.
“She spent the last night of her Basra service sitting much of the night under a stout wooden table as the camp was under rocket and mortar attack, and returned to London several days later,” said her father, Ray.
Georgina has also been stationed in Afghanistan, and recently received two medals issued by the Queen for civilian service, at a ceremony in Gloucester in the UK.
She set off for the UK in 2004, working at a range of places in London before joining Frontier Medical Services in 2005, which provides remote medical support.
Her first assignment was in Basra, Iraq, where she was stationed at the British Medical Compound in the desert, where the work was described by her parents as “diverse, challenging and at times, frightening”.
“She spent the last night of her Basra service sitting much of the night under a stout wooden table as the camp was under rocket and mortar attack, and returned to London several days later,” said her father, Ray.
Georgina has also been stationed in Afghanistan, and recently received two medals issued by the Queen for civilian service, at a ceremony in Gloucester in the UK.
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