Jean’s greatest memory was the Battle of Alemein. She remembers the noise and the booming of the guns and the flood of patients needing attention. Serving as a army nurse during World War II, Jean recalls some of her most memorable times during the war, as well as her life in Melbourne, growing up with four brothers in Oakleigh and how 17 members of her family attended the Anzac Day march in 2009.
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ACMI Identifier
B2001757
Language
English
Audience classification
ACMI classified
Subject categories
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Australia - Armed forces
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Australia - Armed forces - Women
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Veterans - Australia
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War - Australia - History
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Women soldiers
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Australia
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Personal narratives, Australian
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
DVCAM; Master
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy