Betty Jeffrey

Betty Jeffrey
Jeffrey in c. 1980s
Birth nameAgnes Betty Jeffrey
Born(1908-05-14)14 May 1908
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Died13 September 2000(2000-09-13) (aged 92)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Buried
AllegianceAustralia
BranchSecond Australian Imperial Force
Service years1941–1946
RankLieutenant
Unit2/10th Australian General Hospital
ConflictsSecond World War
AwardsMedal of the Order of Australia
Other workWriter, White Coolies

Agnes Betty Jeffrey, OAM (14 May 1908 – 13 September 2000) was an Australian nurse, prisoner of war and writer, who wrote about her Second World War nursing experiences in the book White Coolies.