| Accession Number | MSS1197 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Manuscript |
| Measurement | 1 folder |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Oppenheimer, Melanie |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | 1945 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 419/078/039 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| 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. |
Oppenheimer, Ms Melanie
Description
Thesis "The Glory Girls". A study of a Red Cross Relief Unit and the Volunteer Aides (members of the Voluntary Aid Detachments or VAD's) who served on HMS "Glory" as part of the Relief Unit during the repatriation trips September to December 1945. Includes stories from some of "Glory"'s patients, many of whom were prisoners of war being repatriated. Also black and white photographs from the papers of some of the VAD's. M. Litt, University of New England, 1988.