Physical description

Royal blue paperback book with an image that wraps around the spine, of a matron in red uniform and white veil, in the background is a brown image of women in uniform in a line. The title is printed in yellow. The author and subtitle printed in white. There is a white spine label semi-attached to the base of the spine.

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

'A4233 / 940.5476 / MCM' [handwritten in pencil on the inside front cover]
'940. / 5476 / MCM' [handwritten in black ink on spine label]
'PROPERTY OF VICTORIAN BRANCH RSL [stamped in red ink on title page and at bottom of book edge]

Summary

As a triple certificated nurse Monica joined the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) and in late 1941 became the matron of an Australian military hospital at Puckapunyal. Then she was a matron at the internment hospital at Tatura, a hospital ship, 11 other Australian military hospitals, a camp hospital at Koitaki New Guinea. - from Trove.