| Accession Number | P04999.015 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Transparency |
| Maker |
McCormack, Judith |
| Place made | Vietnam: An Giang Province, Long Xuyen |
| Date made | 25 December 1965 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Father Christmas arrives for the younger patients on Christmas day 1965, at Long Xuyen hospital. ...
Description
Father Christmas arrives for the younger patients on Christmas day 1965, at Long Xuyen hospital. Long Xuyen civilian hospital was located in An Giang Province in the Mekong Delta region of South Vietnam and several Australian civilian surgical teams volunteered to serve there during the Vietnam War. The event is being photographed by several Australian medical personnel from St Vincent's hospital, Melbourne, who served at the hospital from 1965 to 1966. Identified from left: Surgeon in Charge, Dr Peter Ryan, (holding up movie camera, background); Administrator, Mr Connie Lemon (back to camera); Operating Room (OR) Nurse, Miss Joan Cooney (wearing glasses, standing next to Father Christmas); Miss Margaret Kennedy (white dress, holding up camera.