Physical description

Red paperback book with colour drawings on cover and white and blue text on cover and spine

Publication type

non-fiction

Summary

'War memorabilia with a difference. The spirit of pariotism and self sacrifice which gave birth to an organisation such as the V.A.D. and allowed it to function, initially as a vouluntary unit in the early years of the war and later, through integration, as the Australian Army Medical Women's Service, is recorded for all time in this beautifully presented book. Accounts of service throughout Australia, in the Middle East and the S.W. Pacific, exhibit the particular brand of good humour and comradeship which was so much a part of service life. These personal experiences have been skilfully combined by Mary Critch (who herself saw service in Australia and the Islands) with photographs and official documents to create an absorbing story of both historical and human interest. The foreword is by Miss May Douglas, M.B.E.'
From back cover

'Contents:
Who Were the V.A.D.'s?
Suitable Capable Women of the A.M.F.
V.A.D Service Overseas 1941-1943
The Australian Continent Finding Our Bearings 1941-1942
The Australian Connection
Reorganisation of the Service of the V.A.D.
Training the A.A.M.W.S As Nurses
The South West Pacific 1943-1946
Service With Occupational Forces and Demobilisation'