Matron in Chief Colonel Jan McCarthy and three nursing officers before being shipped out to the first Gulf War. They would leave on the US hospital ship the USNS Comfort. Possibly [Captain Helen Jayce, Captain Di Kuzinick] are two of the officers.Colour photo of four women in uniform standing in front of two flags. Three women are in military camo, and one is in nurse's uniform.nurses in warfare, f35071, gulf war

Ektachrome slide. Photograph by Barry John Cairns of building with coffins stacked up beside the building.The surgean had almost finished repairing the visible abdominal damage when a blood vessel in the soldier's chest perforated catastrophically. He died on the treatre table. He was the only soldier they lost in theatre in the twelve months Jan was there. (Extract from "Our Vietnam Nurses" F35071 Janice McCarthy RAANC May 1968 - May 1969)1st australian field hospital, nurses - vietnam, raanc