John Flynn (minister) Presbyterian nursing home in Ashfield, Sydney, New South Wales on 27 August 1976. Flynn was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1933. Continuing John Flynn's legacy of delivery a 'Mantle of Safety'. Since its establishment in 1907 Frontier Services (then Australian Inland Mission (AIM)) still continues to deliver Flynn's vision of a 'Mantle of Safety' to the people of outback Australia in collaboration with remote services like the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Flynn is featured on the reverse of the polymer Australian twenty-dollar note. Flynn's name has also been adopted in commemoration of him, including:
Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service The Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service (RAAFNS) was a branch of the Royal Australian Air Force, which existed from 1940 to 1946, and from 1948 to 1977. Members served in World War II, the Korean War, the Malayan Emergency, and the Vietnam War. The RAAFNS was founded in July 1940 at the suggestion of Air Vice-Marshal Victor Hurley, the Director-General of Medical Services. Margaret Irene Lang, who had served with the Australian Army Nursing Service during World War I and was then serving as matron of the Victoria Police Hospital, was appointed its