Book - Paperback book, Gwynedd Hunter-Payne, On the duckboards: experiences of the other side of war, 1995

Physical description

Paperback book with white spine showing title and author. 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

Summary

The story of the Heidelberg Military Hospital (officially known as the 115th AGH) 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.

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