Unknown Warriors: The Letters of Kate Luard, RRC and Bar, Nursing Sister in France 1914-1918
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (947 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0750959223 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 232 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the AuthorJohn Stevens is an editor.
The book’s author was one of a select number of fully trained professional nurses who worked in hospital trains and casualty clearing stations during the war, coming as close to the front as a woman could. The author’s intention was to bear witness to the suffering of the ordinary soldier. At the height of the Battle of Passchendaele, she had a staff of 40 nurses and nearly 100 nursing orderlies (the normal nursing workforce for a CCS was seven); and she was facing the worst—abdominal wounds, up to that point a death sentence.. K E L was already a war veteran when she arrived in France in 1914, aged 42, having served during the 2nd Boer War. It offers a very personal glimpse into the hidden world of the military field hospital, where patients struggled with pain and trauma and nurses fought to save lives and preserve emotional integrity. Kate was the best. The words of U
. John Stevens is an editor
"A fascinating read" according to C Williams. This book was such a rewarding read. Kate Luard was in her forties in 191A fascinating read C Williams This book was such a rewarding read. Kate Luard was in her forties in 1914 with experience of nursing during the Second Boer War. Kate enlisted in the Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve on August 6, 1914, two days after war was declared. She served in France & Belgium until 1918, first on the ambulance trains and then in Casualty Clearing Stations. She was awarded the RRC (Royal . with experience of nursing during the Second Boer War. Kate enlisted in the Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve on August 6, 191A fascinating read C Williams This book was such a rewarding read. Kate Luard was in her forties in 1914 with experience of nursing during the Second Boer War. Kate enlisted in the Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve on August 6, 1914, two days after war was declared. She served in France & Belgium until 1918, first on the ambulance trains and then in Casualty Clearing Stations. She was awarded the RRC (Royal . , two days after war was declared. She served in France & Belgium until 1918, first on the ambulance trains and then in Casualty Clearing Stations. She was awarded the RRC (Royal