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Description: | British civilian living in Hull, 1914-1919. Nurse at Hull Royal Infirmary, Swansea General Hospital and Dewsbury Hospital, 1939-1945
REEL 1 Aspects of family and educational background. Aspects of life in Hull, 1914-1919: air raid warnings; bomb damage to area; sight of Zeppelin; treatment of German immigrants living in Hull; food rations; queuing for food; streets parties at end of war, 1918; attitude towards war. Recollections of period working at Hull Royal Infirmary, c1939-1941: duties as outpatient sister, Central Casualty; preparations in casualty dept to receive casualties; arrival of air raid casualties at hospital; memories of Dr Miller; treating casualties; physical impact of bomb blast. Recollections of period at Swansea General Hospital, Wales, c1941: bombing of hospital, 1941.
REEL 2 Continues: bombing of hospital, 1941; attempts to protect patients during bombing; dealing with incendiary bombs; morale during bombing; conditions in hospital after bombing; public order during bombing. Aspects of period at Dewsbury hospital, Yorkshire, c1941: reasons for moving to Dewsbury; rules regarding marriage in nursing profession; discipline; question of male nurses. Aspects of period at Withernsea Hospital, 1930s: memories of Florence Cavell sister of Edith Cavell. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | IWM | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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