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| Accession Number | S01825 |
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 19 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 |
Bassett, Jan Blow, Lorraine Stewart |
| Date made | 19 February 1987 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 Period 1940-1949 |
| 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 | AWM Special Project Fellowship Award |
Lorraine Stewart Blow as a member of the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS), 1940-1948, interviewed by Jan Bassett
Description
Early life; commenced civilian nursing training in 1926 at Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney; travelled to India and nursed there; returned to Australia in 1939 and enlisted in the army; called up in 1940; served on the Hospital Ship Manunda; four trips to Middle East; describes illnesses and injuries of patients returning to Australia; professional relationships between nurses and medical orderlies; Hospital Ship Manunda in Darwin harbour when bombed by Japanese in 1942; suffered shrapnel wounds in the attack; brought down to Concord Hospital in Sydney; after eight months convalescence returned to nursing duties at Concord Hospital; describes duties at Concord Hospital; stayed at Concord Hospital until her discharge in 1948; recreation; tells story of leave in Ishmalia in Egypt. END OF INTERVIEW
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Lorraine Stewart Blow as a member of the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS), 1940-1948, interviewed by Jan Bassett