Maureen Gladys Patch (neé Healy) as a lieutenant nursing sister 1st Australian Field Hospital 1970-1971, interviewed by Lynn Hemmings Accession Number: S01629

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Nursing training prior to joining army; joining army; difficulty of getting pantyhose in Vietnam; living conditions; food; water; toilets; duty shifts; training on the job; types of casualties and injuries; attitude to service in Vietnam; physical and emotional effects of service in Vietnam; alcohol consumption; characteristics of patients; US nurses; war service housing loans; returning from Vietnam; marriage; returning to nursing in Hobart; nursing at Duntroon Hospital; trip to dedication of nurses statue in United States; after effects of Vietnam service on nurses.

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Accession Number
S01629
Interviewer/Recordist
Interviewee
Lieutenant Maureen Gladys Patch
Classification
Sound
Object Type
Oral history
Physical Description
Brand: BASF LP 35
Carrier: 1/4 inch sound tape reel
Size: 5 inch
Speed: 3 3/4 ips/9.5 cm.s
Track: stereo
Measurement
48 min
Date Made
26 September 1993
Place Made
Whole/Part
Intellectual record
Item Count
1
Credit Line
AWM Research Grants Scheme
Access
Onsite use only
Copying Provisions
Copyright restrictions apply. Permission of copyright holder required for any use and/or reproduction.
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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