My new blog about Nurse Pease. One of only 4 nurses sent abroad in #WW1 courtesy of the Nursing Times …an extremely obscure and short lived project! Nurse Pease did a great job though ! #NursingHistory historicalclues.blogspot.com/2026/05/
#Caturday Will you look at that cheeky cat! Wounded soldiers, nurses and cat. It’s standing to attention! #WW1 #nursinghistory www.ww1photos.org/photo/2-woun...
Another fascinating story behind a photo in the Nursing Times What happened to the happy couple (I’ll give you a clue. It wasn’t a happy ending. ) #NursingHistory #Womenshistory historicalclues.blogspot.com/2026/05/
I’m doing a blog about a nurse who married a soldier in Ipswich and came across this other nurse in my researches LEEPER, Miss Mildred (6.1.1916-24.4.1916? V.A.D. Nurse. Died 28 April 1916, of blood poisoning) #WW1 #nursinghistory #womenshistory greatwarhomehospitals.wordpress.com/home/ipswich...
Visited Castlemartin church today and discovered that Florence Olive Jeremiah the wife of the vicar was commandant of the Pembroke Red Cross hospital She sadly died in 1925 #NursingHistory #WW1 Lovely little film about her here. www.peoplescollection.wales/items/1138601
Ranyard nurses” established by Ellen Ranyard were very active on the Home Front during #WW1 particularly with poorer families. Duties included referrals to doctors and hospitals, inspecting infants in mother’s meetings, and encouraging medical self-help among the poor #NursingHistory
I’ve never heard of this! Nation's Fund for Nurses charity for nurses who gave their services to the country during the War established Oct1917 following an appeal for endowment for the College of Nursing #nursinghistory #WomensHistory #WW1 digital.library.lse.ac.uk/Documents/De...
An account in her own words, of a nurse’s ordeal when her ship was torpedoed in #WW1 Hidden in her records, she speaks to us across the years After spending 4 hours in the water and being injured, she begged to try again to get to Salonica! #NursingHistory historicalclues.blogspot.com/2026/
I recently blogged about Clarissa Bedwell whose medal I have. Here is her sister’s story. Even more intrepid! #WW1 #NursingHistory #WomensHistory historicalclues.blogspot.com/2026/02/
My 2 blogs about Harriet Maud Goulder who was awarded a rare TFNS medal I will finish part 3 tomorrow … about her life and family after #WW1 #NursingHistory I have been gifted this rare medal for which I am truly grateful. historicalclues.blogspot.com/2026/01/harr...