Nurses: From Zululand to Afghanistan
AddressTreloar Street Canberra Australian Capital Territory, Australia
ContactEmail Enquiries: info@awm.gov.au
Telephone Enquiries: 02 6243 4211
URL Enquiries: www.awm.gov.au
Description
Visit the Australian War Memorial's "Nurses: From Zululand to Afghanistan" exhibition.
Discover the story of nursing in overseas conflicts. This important aspect of Australia's wartime experience is often neglected. Many women served in dangerous conditions. Like other Australian service personnel, many paid the ultimate price.
The display draws on the Memorial's rich collection of photographs, private records and personal objects to trace the involvement of nurses from the first known Australian contribution in the Zulu War of 1879 to operations in Afghanistan today.