| Accession Number | S00774 |
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| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 1 hr 41 min |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | audio cassette; TDK AD60; two track mono |
| Maker |
Penman née Burns, Alice Maud Stokes, Edward |
| Date made | 15 February 1990 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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| 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. |
| Source credit to | The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the war of 1939-45 |
Alice Maud Penman (née Burns), as a corporal, interviewed by Edward Stokes for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
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Alice Maud Penman nee Burns, as a corporal, served at Gaza Ridge, Palestine and 2/6th Australia General Hospital, Atherton QLD, discusses aspects of her early life and process of training; her interest in nursing; joining the VADs (Voluntary Aid Detachment) as a nurse; voluntary and paid service; military training; supply and nature of uniform; family had mumps while she was on home leave; memories of the declaration of war and feelings concerning overseas service; sadness for dead and injured in France and for refugees in Australia; impressions, description of and departure on the Queen Mary; conditions and descriptions of ship board life, including lack of fresh air; air raid training and boat drills; ship board health; relations with professional nursing staff; arrival at Port Tewfik; El Kantara and Gaza; arrival at 2/1st Australian General Hospital; satisfaction of doing real nursing work; challenges of field nursing; Christmas dinners served on tin plates; visiting Jerusalem; feelings about casualties and the long term affect of war on the injured; suffering and forebearance; spirit of community; mateship among the injured; living conditions at the base hospital (accomodation in a tent for four years); description food and rations; friendships; feeling part of the team with 2/6th when they took over from 2/1st; description of the base hospital (1200 beds); supplies; thoughts about malingerers / malingering; postage and mail; rest and recreation; discussion in detail of work life with the 2/6th personnel.
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