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Early life; commenced civilian nursing in 1958; enlisted 4 July 1965; discusses Matron Mickie Sayer a prisoner of war of the Japanese during the Second World War; first posting to the 2nd Camp Hospital Ingleburn NSW; left Australia in 1966 in the first batch of nurses posted to 8th Field Ambulance, 1st Australian Field Hospital, South Vietnam; describes living and working conditions; describes casualty treatment; treating Vietnamese patients; supplies; recreation; visit to American 1st Division Headquarters; description of uniforms; professional relationship with doctors, American nurses and medics; returned to Australia in May 1968 and posted to the 1st Military Hospital, Yeronga in Brisbane; attitude to conscription and Australia's participation in the Vietnam War; posted to the medical centre at Terama Barracks, Papua New Guinea in November 1970; description of patients and illnesses treated; working and living conditions; returned to Australia in February 1972; discharged in April 1972; worked as a civilian nurse in an army hospital in Victoria 1981-86. END OF INTERVIEW
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Joining army; first group of nurses sent to Vietnam; selection procedures; first impressions of hospital in Vietnam; attitude of male army medics to nurses; changes the nurses brought to the hospital;
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
Joining army; in the first group of four nurses to be posted to 8th Field Ambulance in Vietnam; description of accommodation and hospital facilities; hospital upgraded to 1 Australian Hospital; unifor
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
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; commenced nursing training at Prince Henry Hospital, Sydney in March 1963; joined Citizens Military Force in 1967; joined regular army on 28 March 1969; left for Vietnam on 28 April 1970;