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My autobiography as a VAD nurse
memoir, autobiographical, memoir
Accession Number

NAM.2005-01-25-1

Description

Memoir: My autobiography as a VAD nurse. Manuscript notebook in the form of a memoir of 187 pages written over a number of years from January 1946 by Barbara Straker (née Ellis). Memoir describes Barbara Straker's early life and her service from October 1942 to 1946. She was enrolled at York, service as a nurse there. In February 1943 she worked at 3 Camp Reception Centre at Huddersfield. In Sep 1944 returned to York Military Hospital, treating D-Day casualties. in Dec 1944 she moved to Hull to an ATS Camp Reception Centre, describing V1 air raids there. After a brief stay in Leeds she moved to Wroxham in Norfolk and then Shenley Military hospital in October 1945 and then to Horley in February 1946. The whole account contains much medical detail on various treatments. She married in 1946. The whole account contains much medical detail on various treatments. Associated with World War Two, Home Front (1939-1945), and North West Europe (1944-1945).

Campaigns

World War Two, Home Front (1939-1945)

Events

D-Day, 1944 (World War Two, North West Europe 1944-1945)

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