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Book - Paperback book, New Holland, A Woman's War: the exceptional life of Wilma Oram Young, AM, 2003

  • Paperback book with a maroon coloured spine that shows the title printed in black and the author's name printed in gold. The front cover shows a large image of Nurse Wilma Oram Young in uniform when she was a young lady with hat and tie, in the background to the left is an image of Wilma in full nurses attire and to the right is an image of her as an older lady wearing medals and being supported by a soldier in uniform. There is a black strip along the bottom of the front cover with the author's name printed in gold. Along the top of the cover is a maroon strip with the title and subtitled printed.

    202511768

Physical description

Paperback book with maroon cover and black and white images of Nurse Wilma Oram Young on the cover.

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

'Dorothy Verosta' [?] [Handwritten in blue ink on the top right corner inside the cover]
'Mothers Day 2004 from Christine, Robert, Sam, James, Toby' [Handwritten in blue ink on the inside of the cover]

Summary

This is the story of one of Australia's most remarkable women. As a captive of the Japanese during World War II, Wilma Oran, 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 encountered humankind at its best. [From back cover]

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