Physical description

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.

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

'PROPERTY OF VICTORIAN BRANCH RSL' [Stamped in red ink on the title page]
'Keith Rossi? / 1995' [Handsigned in black ink on the first page]

Summary

The 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.