Jessie Perkins was 16 when World War II started. When she was 18, Japan entered the war and Jessie was keen to contribute, but her dad wouldn’t let her. She tells of how her convinced her father to let her go, her time at the Australian Army Service Corp in Geelong and, ultimately, her long and distinguished career in the army.
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ACMI Identifier
B2001877
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 → Australia. Army. Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Australia. Army. Citizen Military Forces
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Veterans - Australia
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Women in war
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Australia
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
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