Hardcover navy blue book with title, subheading and author in white print. There is a red strip across the bottom right corner that reads 'memorial edition'. The title information is printed over an image of six men in uniform posing in front of a vehicle , a list of names, and a symbol of the Australian Army Medical Corps.non-fiction1. Battle Station Malaya 2. War in the Far East 3. The Withdrawal Begins 4. The Siege of Singapore 5. Nurses under Fire 6. The Last Five Days 7. Capitulation and Captivity 8. Work Parties 9. 'A' Force to Burma 10. Japan Parties 11. Adjusting to Captivity 12. 'B' and 'E' Force to Borneo 13. The Barracks Square Incident 14. POW Life in the Far East 15. 'F' Force Part One 16. 'F' Force Part Two: the Diary of Glenleigh Skewes 17. Other Work Forces on the Burma-Thailand Railway 18. The Show Goes On 19. Changi and Woodlands - 1945 20. The 'X3' party 21. Liberation 22. Reunions, Associations and Memorials. [From Trove record] 'This is the story of the eighteen hundred members of the Australian Army Medical Corps 8th Division serving with Malaya Command, who were forced to endure life as prisoners of war, following the fall of Singapore on 15th february 1942' [From back cover] australian army medical corps, world war two medical care, malaya, singapore, burma, changi, kranji, prisoner of war, medical personnel, japan, 8th division army medical corps, burma-siam railroad

The clipping features photos of Australian nursing sisters and Australian Army Medical Women's Service (AAMWS) leaving by troop train to Sydney and then Singapore to care for Australian POWs. A photocopy of a newspaper clipping consisting of two large black and white photos and a caption beneath'Aug 23rd 1945' [written on original and appears here photocopied, down right hand side]ww2, wwii, world war two, m lloyd, wm marrie, m stockwell, b brooking, wf beckett, en doig, em jones

Contains a unit history (including anecdotes, but very precise about the order of events as the unit assembled), extracts from what appears to be the official unit diary (1/7/1940 - 24/12/1945), statistics for the 2/7th (May 1941- August 1945), List of hospitals on active service (including casualty clearing stations, camp hospitals 46 and 66, field ambulances and hospital ships).The booklet also contains a list of members of the 2/7th AGH Association, notes regarding AANS and AAMWS, and a list of appointmenta available in the AAMC (medical offices, pharmacists, etc.).Cream coloured booklet with two staples. The title and author are typed in black ink on the cover.non-fiction'B88' [Handwritten in pencil on the first page] 2/7th australian general hospital, world war ii medical care, ww2, wwii, 2/7th

Illustrated book with blue cover. Front cover has a coloured illustration by Vivian and Marjorie Mare of a nurse in uniform standing in front of a plane, the title is printed in blue and the author's name printed in white. Title and author's name are also printed in white on the spine. The back cover has a collage of black and white photographs of RAAF personnel including nurses. Limited edition of 1000 copies.non-fictionEstablished in July 1914, the Royal Australian Airforce Nursing Service (RAAFNS) personnel expanded from 45 in December 1940 to 616 in December 1945. Miss Margaret Irene Lang was appointed Matron-in -Chief and her staff's conditions in service were similar to those of the Australian Army Nursing Service. The nurses were originally attached to RAAF bases in Australia but later served in New Guinea and the Pacific Islands. With the Medical Air Evacuation Transport Unit (MAETU), established in 1944, nurses helped with aerial evacuation of casualties and were involved with the liberation of Prisoners of War from Singapore and other areas. The service was disbanded at the end of World War Two, but in 1948 a peace-time service was formed, and the RAAF nurses have served in the Korean War, the Malayan Emergency and the Vietnam War. They continue to care for the sick and injured at RAAF hospitals. Includes honours, awards and the nominal roll of RAAFNS 1940-1952.royal australian air force nursing service-history, world war 1939-1945-medical care-australia, military nursing-australia, nurses, nursing

Sepia photograph of soldiers and nurses on front and back cover. Portrait of the author, Bruce Ford on back cover also, Title on front cover and spine in black print on orange background. Authors name in white print on black background on front cover. Authors name in black print on spine. Donation sticker also on front cover. Contains numerous black and white illustrations.non-fictionA history of Caulfield General Medical Centre, including the No 11 Army General Hospital/Caulfield Rehabilitation Hospital and the Royal Southern Memorial Hospital adapting rehabilitation to changing conditions of two World Wars, polio outbreaks to care of the elderly and accident victims.australia army general hospital 11th, caulfield general medical centre - history, caulfield hospital - history, royal southern memorial hospital - history, world war 1914-1918 - medical care - victoria, world war 1939 -1945 - medical care - victoria, soldiers - rehabilitation - victoria, military hospitals - victoria - history, artificial limb factory, hospitals - rehabilitation services - australia

When talking about World War II, Sisters Gay Mole and Jean Crameri both recall tent hospitals, epidemics, bombs and nursing without hot water and electricity. They also recall hard work, comradeship and bravery. The two women were among the3000 nurses who formed the Australian General Hospital (AGH) during the war. Sister Jean Crameri was working at the Royal Women's Hospital when she volunteered and joined the 2/9th unit of the AGH. She served in the Middle East, nursed survivors of the Kokoda Trail and saw the Commander-in-Chief if the Australian Army, Field Marshall Blamey declare peace in the South West Pacific. Sister Gay Mole was in the Nurses Army Reserve in 1939 in the 2/9th unit, with her war service starting her in Puckapunyal then on to the Middle East. After a several months on Ceylon she was back in Australia before sailing to the Pacific, where she was among the first medical staff into Changi Prison. A newspaper clipping with three columns of text and a title underneath two black and white photos, both of young women in nurse's uniforms.'24/8/95.' [black ink, top left corner]prisoners of war, army nurses, ww2, wwii, world war two, stonnington, moratai, tobrukrats, palestine, german, jerusalem, syrian, queensland, new guinea, borneo, labuan island, japan, singapore, alexandria, nazareth, india, 3uz baby health centre

Red cover with a grey strip across the top and bottom. There is a black and white image of nurses in uniform marching along a street lined with crowds of people, in the centre. The title and editor details are printed in white text.non-fictionThe stories of the nurses of the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) during World War Two. They served in all theatres of war where Australian soldiers fought. wwii, world war ii 1939-1945, nurses queensland, wwii medical care, australian army nurses

Red cover with a grey strip across the top and bottom. There is a black and white image of nurses in uniform marching along a street lined with crowds of people, in the centre. The title and editor details are printed in white text.non-fictionThe stories of the nurses of the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) during World War Two. They served in all theatres of war where Australian soldiers fought. wwii, world war ii 1939-1945, nurses queensland, wwii medical care, australian army nurses

Paperback book with white spine showing title and author and a white sticker at the bottom of the spine with dewey decimal number handwritten on it. The front cover displays a black and white image of nurses and patients standing in a hospital ward. At the top of the page behind the title is another image in an oval template of soldiers resting on the ground.non-fictionThe story of the Heidelberg Military Hospital in the outskirts of Melbourne, during the second world war. "Demand often outstripped facilities in the early days, and patients talk of camping on verandahs and using duckboards for walkways. However, the hospital rapidly developed into a bustling community of staff and patients." - from cover.world war two, wwii, world war 2, heidelberg military hospital, 115th australian general hospital, military hospitals -- victoria -- heidelberg -- history, 1939-1945 -- medical care -- australia

Green hard-cover with dust-jacket.The cover is orange and green with a red medical cross at the top and a drawing of wounded soldiers being assisted by medics, the title is below in black and the author's name in red.non-fictionA record of 'the work done by the 2/4th Casualty Clearing Station of the 8th Division in Malaya and Singapore in 1941-2. Lieut.Colonel Hamilton wrote the diary in secret within the confines of Japanese prisoner-of-war camps at Changi in Singapore and at various points along the Burma-Thailand railway." - from dust-jacket.world war two, wwii, world war 2, australia. army. casualty clearing station, 1939-1945 -- medical care -- australia, 1939-1945 -- malaysia -- malaya, singapore

Green hard-cover with dust-jacket.The cover is orange and green with a red medical cross at the top and a drawing of wounded soldiers being assisted by medics, the title is below in black and the author's name in red.non-fictionA record of 'the work done by the 2/4th Casualty Clearing Station of the 8th Division in Malaya and Singapore in 1941-2. Lieut.Colonel Hamilton wrote the diary in secret within the confines of Japanese prisoner-of-war camps at Changi in Singapore and at various points along the Burma-Thailand railway." - from dust-jacket.world war two, wwii, world war 2, australia. army. casualty clearing station, 1939-1945 -- medical care -- australia, 1939-1945 -- malaysia -- malaya, singapore

Paperback book with white spine showing title and author and a white sticker at the bottom of the spine with dewey decimal number typed on it. The front cover displays a black and white image of nurses and patients standing in a hospital ward. At the top of the page behind the title is another image in an oval template of soldiers resting on the ground.non-fictionThe story of the Heidelberg Military Hospital in the outskirts of Melbourne, during the second world war. "Demand often outstripped facilities in the early days, and patients talk of camping on verandahs and using duckboards for walkways. However, the hospital rapidly developed into a bustling community of staff and patients." - from cover.world war two, wwii, world war 2, heidelberg military hospital, 115th australian general hospital, military hospitals -- victoria -- heidelberg -- history, 1939-1945 -- medical care -- australia

Paperback book with white spine showing title and author. The front cover displays a black and white image of nurses and patients standing in a hospital ward. At the top of the page behind the title is another image in an oval template of soldiers resting on the ground.non-fictionThe story of the Heidelberg Military Hospital (officially known as the 115th AGH) in the outskirts of Melbourne, during the second world war. "Demand often outstripped facilities in the early days, and patients talk of camping on verandahs and using duckboards for walkways. However, the hospital rapidly developed into a bustling community of staff and patients." - from cover.world war two, wwii, world war 2, heidelberg military hospital, 115th australian general hospital, military hospitals -- victoria -- heidelberg -- history, 1939-1945 -- medical care -- australia

Red hardcover book with black dustjacket. The dustjacket has a drawn image that wraps around the front cover and spine in green red and black, it shows a medical jeep with a driver and three other men going between buildings and strings of barbed wire. non-fictionColonel Watts experiences as an Army surgical specialist throughout various countries in the Second World war and Korean War.world war two, wwii, world war 2, great britain. army. -- surgeons -- biography, great britain. army. -- medical care, korean war

Hardcover book with a light green cover. The Title is printed in red and black. There is a female nurse on the front cover in a blue uniform and white red cross head scarf. The Australian Red Cross symbol is at the top of the front cover.non-fiction1. Origins of the Voluntary Aid Movement 2. VAD's in World War 1 3. VAD's between the wars 4. The Middle East contingents, World War 2 5. VAD/AAMWS in the defence of Australia 6. AAMWS in South-west pacific area, 1943-1946. 7. Civilian VAD's in war-time Australia 8. VAD/ AAMWS in the post-war world.australian army voluntary aid detachments, vad, history of vad, australian red cross, australian armed forces, medical care, world war 1, ww1, wwi, world war 2, ww2, wwii