| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | MSS1553 |
| Collection type | Manuscript |
| Measurement | 1 Item |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Ward, Patricia |
| Date made | 1994 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 94/0938 |
| 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. |
Ward, Patricia (Lieutentant, b: 1914)
Description
Copy of speech describing experiences as a nurse with AANS. Mentions work in Port Moresby with 2/9 AGH (includes trip in hospital ship), penecillin, malaria, 2/6 AGH in Borneo,and post-war work with 2/14 AGH in Singapore tending to Prisoners of War. Describes conditions of prisoners and of Singapore at the time, also mentions POW amputees.