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Book - Illustrated book, Barbara Angell 1935, A woman's war; the exceptional life of Wilma Oram Young, AM, 2003
... World Ward 1939-1945-prisoners and prisons-Japaneses... Ward 1939-1945-prisoners and prisons-Japaneses ...
This is the story of one of Australia's most remarkable women. As a prisoner of war for three and a half years during World War II, Wilma Oram A young Australian nurse experienced the very worst of human brutality: starvation, deprivation and degradation. Yet, through the comradeship of her fellow prisoners, she also experienced humankind at its best. Following her return to Australia, Wilma was inspired to help her fellow ex-POWs and warveterans through her tireless work with the RSL
Illustrated book, with three black and white photographs of Wilma Oram Young (as student nurse, in army uniform and in older age) There is a mid-brown band above this photo on which the title is printed in black and white, below the photos there is a black band on which the author's name is printed in light brown. Spine has mid brown background with title printed in black, author's name in light brown, and publisher's mark in white.
The back cover has a summary of the book printed in black ink on a light brown backgroundnon-fictionThis is the story of one of Australia's most remarkable women. As a prisoner of war for three and a half years during World War II, Wilma Oram A young Australian nurse experienced the very worst of human brutality: starvation, deprivation and degradation. Yet, through the comradeship of her fellow prisoners, she also experienced humankind at its best. Following her return to Australia, Wilma was inspired to help her fellow ex-POWs and warveterans through her tireless work with the RSLwilma oram young, nurses-australia-biography, world ward 1939-1945-prisoners and prisons-japaneses