The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Enlisted 13 January 1953 in Brisbane, discharged 12 January 1977 in Sydney; lists ranks and postings during career; early life; trained in civilian nursing at Cairns, Queensland; after army training at Puckapunyal in Victoria posted to British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) hospital at Kure in Japan in April 1954 where she worked as a theatre sister; sent to Korea in September 1954 and served with the 25th Canadian FDS in Tokchon; describes trip to Korea; discusses living and working conditions at Kure and Tokchon; description of casualties; working relationship between Australian, Canadian and British nurses; supplies and equipment; food; recreation; returned to Australia in 1956; from 1963-65 posted to Malaya; worked at British Military hospital in Kingrara then posted out to MRS at Malacca; nursing families of military personnel in Malaya; periods of extra study and teaching; discusses attitude to nurses carrying arms; advances in medical treatment as a result of war; triage; in 1968 led the second team of nurses sent to Vietnam; describes conditions and quality of personnel; discusses men joining the RAANC. END OF INTERVIEW
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Early life; civilian nursing training at Broken Hill NSW 1953-57; joined army in 1958; posted to 2 Camp Hospital Ingleburn NSW; describes hospital and living conditions; sent to Malaya in January 1959
Early life; civilian nursing training at Royal Brisbane Hospital; enlisted 28 April 1965; describes living and working conditions at various postings; describes injuries of casualties from Vietnam whi
Enlisted July 1951 in Melbourne, discharged July 1953; commenced civilian nursing in August 1945 at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney; after completion of training joined Heidleberg Repatriation
Early life; civilian nursing training and experience; joined Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC) in 1959; first posting to Puckapunyal in Victoria; describes uniform; posted to Ingleburn in NS
Early life; began nursing at the age of 19 in Adelaide; joined army reserve in 1937; after declaration of war in 1939 carried out part-time nursing duties for the army on days off from civilian nursin
Early life; commenced civilian nursing training in 1933; joined army in December 1939; attached to 2/2nd Australian General Hospital (AGH) at Ingleburn NSW; left Australia 5 May 1940 on the SS Queen M