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Olive Weston : the heroic life of a World War II nurse / by Peter Fenton ; foreword by Nancy Wake.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Pymble, N.S.W. : HarperCollins : c2003.Description: xv, 286 p., [12]p. plates : ill. (some col.), ports. : 24 cmISBN:
  • 0732275865 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 610.73092 21
  • 926.1073 21
Summary: Queenslander Olive Weston was fifteen when she lied about her age and joined the American Army during World War II. Four years later, after working in many army hospitals and doing a stint in New Guinea, she was repatriated. Later married, her only child was disabled, and Olive set about improving conditions for the disabled.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book Jessie Street National Women's Library 610.73092 WES (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available for reference in the library and ILL 63520

Includes index.

Queenslander Olive Weston was fifteen when she lied about her age and joined the American Army during World War II. Four years later, after working in many army hospitals and doing a stint in New Guinea, she was repatriated. Later married, her only child was disabled, and Olive set about improving conditions for the disabled.

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