Physical description

Dark green, faded cloth bound book with a bright orange sticker at the bottom of the spine.

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

'G.Stewart' {Hand signed on the first page]
'B038a' [Handwritten in pencil on the first page]
'R.A.A.N.B.Assoc. / Library' [Handwritten in black ink on the second page]
'Miss E. H. Lawrie, AM. / "Walton'/ 414 Wendouree Pde. / Ballarat, Vic. 3350' [Typed on a card that is glued inside front cover]
'Prpoerty of RAANC Association / Vic. Branch / Donated by / Miss E. H. Lawrie, A.M.' [Mostly typed in black ink with the name handwritten in blue ink, on a card that is glued inside the front cover].

Summary

Sister Jessie Elizabeth Simons tells the story of the sixty-five members of the Australian Army Nursing Service who were evacuated from Singapore just before the arrival of the Japanese, their ship was bombed and sunk and they were captured by the Japanese soldiers and held in prison camps until the day of liberation.