| Accession Number | P08414.012 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London, Wandsworth |
| Date made | c 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Group portrait of Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) nurses and British medical officers. Identified ...
Description
Group portrait of Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) nurses and British medical officers. Identified is, front row, sixth from right, Frances Eileen Boyd VAD.
A native of Ireland, Boyd was working as a VAD at the 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, when she met Lieutenant Leslie Craig, 10th Light Horse Regiment. Craig was serving with his unit at Gallipoli when he sustained gunshot wounds to his left leg and right arm on 7 August. The injuries to his arm healed, but his left leg had to be amputated, and after further treatment was sent to England, being admitted to the hospital where Eileen Boyd was working in June 1916.
The two were married in Boyd's hometown of Lifford, County Donegal on 17 September 1917, and they left England for Australia the following month. The couple made their home at Dardanup, Western Australia, and raised four children.