| Place | Asia: Vietnam |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | S01089 |
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 47 min |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | 1/4 inch sound tape reel; AGFA PEM 369; 3 3/4 ips/9.5 cm.s; stereo; 5 inch |
| Maker |
Hemmings, Lynn |
| Date made | 3 July 1992 |
| Access | Onsite use only |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Unlicensed copyright |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Permission of copyright holder required for any use and/or reproduction. |
| Source credit to | AWM Research Grants Scheme |
Christine Elliott Carson McMahon (neé Buchanan) as a captain nursing sister, 1st Australian Field Hospital, South Vietnam, 1970-1971, interviewed by Lynn Hemmings
Description
First dustoff, relationship with other Australians in Vietnam, attitude to war, compassion, image of nurses, leave in Bankok, willingness to return to Vietnam, caring for Vietnamese civilians, leaving Vietnam, arriving in Australia, effects of war on people after they returned to Australia, "Code of Silence" about acknowledgement of service in Vietnam.
- Download PDF document of Christine Elliott Carson McMahon (neé Buchanan) as a captain nursing sister, 1st Australian Field Hospital, South Vietnam, 1970-1971, interviewed by Lynn Hemmings (file)
- Download PDF document of Christine Elliott Carson McMahon (neé Buchanan) as a captain nursing sister, 1st Australian Field Hospital, South Vietnam, 1970-1971, interviewed by Lynn Hemmings (file)