Ricky

This story of Ricky, a rather special and charming lady, spans the years from 1909 till 2003. After leaving school at a young age, Ricky went into domestic service. One of her employers took an interest in Ricky and was able to secure a position for her as a nurse probationer in a local hospital. She met her husband Gwyn, a medical doctor in a London hospital. They married in London and because they both wished to travel he joined the British Colonial Medical Service and was seconded to Singapore and British Malaya in 1938.

The family immigrated to Australia in the latter part of 1951. Ricky experienced much tragedy, was a refugee, a heroine, the lynch pin of her family, an immigrant and a woman of remarkable resilience. She was greatly loved and admired by her children and by all who met her.