Judith Wallace as a member of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC), 1965-1985, interviewed by Jan Bassett Accession Number: S01818

Description

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 while posted to the 2nd Military Hospital, Ingleburn NSW; attitude to Vietnam War; effect on nurses of service in Vietnam; posted to British Military Hospital in Singapore; describes working conditions, illnesses and patients treated in Singapore; uniforms; relationships between officers and other ranks; describes duties at Directorate of Army Nursing; attitude to nurses carrying arms, equal pay and male nurses; discusses life after her discharge on 28 April 1985 and the benefits of army service. END OF INTERVIEW

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Details

Accession Number
S01818
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
10 November 1986
Place Made
Yeronga
Whole/Part
Intellectual record
Item Count
1
Credit Line
AWM Special Project Fellowship Award
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.
Copyright
AWM copyright

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