Handbook For Nursing Orderlies A.A.M.C prepared by the staff of the Adjutant-General and issued under the direction of the Commander-in-Chief, Headquarters, Australian Military Forces. (1943) By the Australian Military Forces
 
 in 1942, the Army formally established a women’s auxiliary to support the staff of military medical establishments. Fundamentally, the role of the auxiliary was to provide support as orderlies to the trained nurses of the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS). Formed out of the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) movement, it was part of the broader mobilisation of Australian women during the war and the creation of various women’s auxiliary services. Given official status as an Army auxiliary, this service became known as the Australian Army Medical Women’s Service (AAMWS). The Navy and Air Force never called upon VADs, and instead relied on their own nursing services.
 
An annotated handbook from WWII.
 
Soft Cover
96 pages
In Fair Condition