| Place | Middle East |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR90/022 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 6 wallets: 10 cm |
| Object type | Diary, Document, Letter, Poem, Souvenir |
| Maker |
McArthur-Campbell, Alison Anne |
| Date made | 1915-1945 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 09/1311 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
McArthur-Campbell, Alison (Captain)
Description
Letters and postcards from VX17193 Captain Alison McArthur-Campbell, Chief Physiotherapist with the Australian Army Medical Women's Service, to her mother, 1941-1942, from Middle East, describing physiotherapy work and general impressions in Middle East and North Africa with 2/1, 2/4, 2/6 and 108 Australian General Hospitals. They cover the weather, Arab farmers, distinguished guests/hosts e.g General Auchinleck, work-related news and social life. The diary covers late 1940 to early 1943, with a similar scope of topics as the letters and postcards. A notebook of poems in the collection was written mainly while on overseas service.