Nurse's service locations during the First World War – casualty form

Nurse who served in the Boer War and World War one.

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Bessie Pocock served in the Boer War and the First World War, as a nurse and then as a matron in charge of nurses. This form records her movements and decorations. She served in southern Africa, Egypt, France and England.

 

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A ward for the totally and permanently incapacitated in an Anzac hostel.

First World War

From 1914 to 1918, over 324,000 Australians served overseas in the First World War, with two-thirds becoming casualties. Their experiences had long-lasting effects on them, their families and society.

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