Transcript of 1917-1919 diary of Christine Erica Strom

Strom, Christine Erica (Staff Nurse, b.1892 - d.1984 )

Places	Africa: Egypt, Alexandria Africa: Egypt, Suez Canal, Suez Asia: Ceylon, Colombo Asia: India, Bombay Europe: Greece, Salonika Europe: United Kingdom, England, Greater London, London Europe: United Kingdom, England, Greater Manchester, Manchester Europe: United Kingdom, England, Kent, Dartford Europe: United Kingdom, Scotland, Glasgow Middle East: Yemen, Aden Oceania: Australia, South Australia, Adelaide Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Melbourne Oceania: Australia, Western Australia, Fremantle
Accession Number	RCDIG0001344
Collection number	2DRL/1166
Collection type	Digitised Collection
Record type	File
Item count	1
Object type	Diary
Physical description	181 Image/s captured
Maker	Australian War Memorial Strom, Christine Erica
Place made	At sea, Australia, Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Ceylon, Egypt, France, Greece, India, United Kingdom, Yemen
Date made	1917-1919; 1940
Conflict	First World War, 1914-1918

Description

Transcript of diary relating to the First World War service of Staff Nurse Christine Erica Strom, Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS). This is a transcript of the original handwritten diary kept by Strom during her service with the AANS during the First World War, and covers the period from 12 June 1917 to 22 February 1919. Written mainly at Salonika, the diary contains regular and detailed entries which describe the experiences of and conditions under which Strom and the other nurses served, Strom herself serving with the 66th and, later, 42nd British General Hospitals. Her entries detail her daily life as a nurse, including the strong friendships she formed with other nurses, the regular challenges they faced in their role, the strong attachments she formed to the British troops under her care, the often tough weather conditions and the associated malaria and pneumonia that affected the soldiers and nurses alike, and the various sightseeing trips she and her friends undertook. This transcript was compiled by the Australian War Memorial in 1940, after which the original diary was returned to Strom.