An interview/narrative of Jean Everard's experiences whilst serving in the Air Force Reserves. Interview took place on November 15, 2005.

ABSTRACT: Jean Everard Jean joined the air force as a nurse to obtain a post secondary education. She received her BA of nursing while serving in the air force reserves in 1950. Jean was first exposed to the military service during her one and half years as a civilian nurse on the NATO base in Melville (Marville?), France. Jean and Her husband, a former air force pilot, traveled around Southeast Asia after their time in the service. Jean discusses her motivations and her experience as a woman in the Canadian Military.

Interviewee: Everard, Jean

Interviewer: Genest, Natalie

In Collection:

• Canadian Military Oral Histories

Contributor

• Genest, Natalie
• Everard, Jean

Subject

• Military nursing
• Military history
• Women soldiers

Language

• eng

Date created

• November 15, 2005

Relation

• Part of the Military Oral History Class collection of interviews.

Resource type

• Sound

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 2 sound recordings (MP3)

Geographic Coverage

• France--Marville

Coordinates

• 49.45215, 5.45486

Additional physical characteristics

• Original sound recording on audio cassette also available.

Physical Repository

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Collection

• Canadian Military Oral History Collection

Provider

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Genre

• oral histories (literary genre)
• sound recordings
• interviews
• reminiscences

Archival item identifier

• EJ_524

Fonds title

• Military oral history collection

Fonds identifier

• SC141

Is referenced by

• Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/military-oral-history-collection

Date digitized

• July 25, 2012

Technical note

• Digital sound recording in .wav format at 16 bits and 44 kHz. In .mp3 format at 56 kbps and 24 kHz. Interview recorded in digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2012. Migration metadata by KD and MT.

Rights

• This interview has been posted with the understanding that it may be used for research purposes only. Should the interviewee or their heirs have any objections to this interview being accessible on the Internet, it will be removed promptly. Contact UVic Special Collections for permission if using for other than research purposes: speccoll@uvic.ca

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/96s5-2a71

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