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Pigeonholing

Ms. Drean describes how she had been taught a technique at nursing school to deal with the stresses of nursing, called pigeonholing. This technique taught her to compartmentalize her thoughts so that she could forget the stresses of nursing while on her free time.

Dutch charity and a revelation

Ms. Drean describes being billeted with a Dutch family and always finding a glass of wine in her room after a long day's work. Her host family then shows her a secret room used to shelter escaping airmen who had been shot down.

The Field Surgical Unit at Saint-Omer

Ms. Drean describes the role of the Field Surgical Unit in Saint-Omer, France, its staffing complement, and what her specific duties were.

Physical and mental preparation

Ms. Drean discusses having to participate in regular parade drill as physical preparation for deployment, and despite having had no hands on contact with the war wounded as yet, feeling ready to do her job well.

Finally Going Home!

Mr. Tarling speaks about his journey back to Canada and the apprehension about seeing his fiancée.

Value Of Being Walked By Nurses

Mr. Tarling recalls the consistency in care by the nurses in getting him to walk.

Dr. Tilley, a Wonderful Man!

Mr. Tarling expresses his respect and admiration for Dr. Tilley in saving his hand and leg.

Trying to Save My Hand

Mr. Tarling recalls when Dr. Tilley saves his hand using skin graft from his own body.

Recovery process

Mr. Tarling describes his injuries

Surviving The Crash

Mr. Tarling describes the Wellington crash and his escape.

Canadian and English hospital service

After her husband had been mortally wounded at Ortona, and following his death Ms. Smith-Adamson enlists in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps as an operating room nurse. She serves in military hospitals in Toronto and Camp Borden, and later in a convalescent hospital in England. Her request for a transfer to the continent is granted.

To #1 Casualty Clearing Station

Ms. Smith-Adamson describes arriving in Njimegen only to find that her documents and kit are missing. A doctor acquaintance arranges for her to join #1 Casualty Clearing Station in Sogol, Germany where she remains with the Army of Occupation for a year.

Date modified:: 2019-02-19