![Portrait of Dr Mary de Garis Portrait of Dr Mary de Garis](https://content.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2021-06/Mary%20de%20Garis%20resized.jpg?w=300)
- Conflict:
- First World War (1914-18)
- Services:
- Army, Nursing services
Be inspired by the remarkable story of Victorian surgeon Dr Mary de Garis. Mary was the Chief Medical Officer of a tent hospital for two years on the Eastern Front during the First World War. Dr Ruth Lee tells her story.
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