British Army nurses' service records 1914-1918 - The National …
These are over 15,000 First World War service records for nurses in series WO 399 who served in the Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service, the Queen Alexandra’s Imperial...
Nursing | World War 1 volunteers | British Red Cross
Learn about how the British Red Cross organised nursing staff at home and abroad after the outbreak of the First World War.
World War One: The many battles faced by WW1's nurses
2014年4月2日 · Because the British Army was so resolutely opposed to all female military nurses except the QAIMNS, early volunteers from Britain were obliged to serve instead with the …
The Second Battlefield: Nurses in the First World War
2015年11月3日 · Nursing played a crucial role during the First World War. Emergency medical practices evolved enormously during the war years (1914–1918) and thousands more medical …
The Mobilisation of Britain’s Military Nurses 1914
The day after Britain entered the First World War, a ward sister at Charing Cross Hospital, Maud Hopton, signed a War Office contract agreeing to serve with the military nursing service 'at …
British Army nurses - The National Archives
Browse the Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service website for information on British Army nurses before the First World War. View a selection of transcriptions of British...
Voluntary Aid Detachment - Wikipedia
The Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) was a voluntary unit of civilians providing nursing care for military personnel in the United Kingdom and various other countries in the British Empire. The …
British Military Nurses and the Great War: a Guide to the Services
The following is a brief description of the nursing services that worked under the auspices of the War Office during the Great War, caring for members of the British Expeditionary Force and …
New insights into the First World War military nurses
2022年8月2日 · Since late 2021, an increasingly large group of volunteers has been working its way through record series WO 399, which comprises records of women who served in the …
The heroic women of World War 1: a nurse's diary - The British …
British Red Cross nurses were known as VADs during WW1. Peggy is on the front row, second from the left. Hospital or tent? The hospital looked rather different from your nearest A&E. …