Billie had just gone through training as a nurse when she was whisked away to war. She tells how she was immediately signed up while waiting for a friend, her time in Malaya and considers the way we look at war today and how her time in the army stood her in good stead later on in life.
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ACMI Identifier
B2001876
Language
English
Audience classification
ACMI classified
Subject categories
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Australia - Armed forces
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Australia. Army. Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Military nursing
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Military nursing - Australia - History
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Veterans - Australia
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Women in war
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Asia
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Biography
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Personal narratives, Australian
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
History → World War, 1939-1945 - History
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White and Colour
Holdings
DVCAM; Master
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy