Leslie Margaret McGurgan (nee Smith) as a member of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC), South Vietnam, 1970-1971, interviewed by Jan Bassett

Places	Asia: Vietnam, Vung Tau Special Zone, Vung Tau Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney, Ingleburn Oceania: Australia, Queensland, North Queensland, Townsville
Accession Number	S01822
Collection type	Sound
Measurement	1 hr 4 min
Object type	Oral history
Physical description	1/4 inch sound tape reel; BASF LP 35; 3 3/4 ips/9.5 cm.s; stereo; 5 inch
Maker	McGurgan (nee Smith), Leslie Margaret Bassett, Jan
Date made	19 October 1986
Access	Open
Conflict	Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright	Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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	AWM Special Project Fellowship Award

Description

Early life; commenced nursing training at Prince Henry Hospital, Sydney in March 1963; joined Citizens Military Force in 1967; joined regular army on 28 March 1969; left for Vietnam on 28 April 1970; describes living and working conditions at hospital in Vung Tau; recreation; describes patients and injuries treated; supplies and equipment; loneliness; professional relationship between doctors and nurses; lack of support from system for nurses in Vietnam; treatment of Vietnam veterans. END OF INTERVIEW
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