| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | RCDIG0001356 |
| Collection number | 2DRL/0162 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | Item |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Physical description | 122 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Australian War Memorial Hobbes, Florence Narrelle Jessie |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | 1915-1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Typescript copies of letters from Florence Narrelle Jessie Hobbes to family, 20 June 1915-7 December 1917
Description
Typescript copies letters relating to the service, during the First World War, of Sister Florence Narrelle Jessie Hobbes, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve. In these letters written between 20 June 1915-7 December 1917, Hobbes corresponds with her family. She details her feelings regarding the war, her emotions regarding the men she treats and her nursing work. Throughout Hobbes talks of Australian social and political topics including conscription, farming and strikes. Hobbes writes about the people she works with, frequently mentioning the differences between the British and Australians, the locals and the landscapes of the countries she serves in. The copies were made by the Australian War Memorial in 1935. The letters have been edited.
This files contains:
Typed cover titled "Typed Copy of Letters, 29 June 1915 - 17 December 1917," relating to Florence Hobbes
Typescript copy of a letter from Florence Hobbes to "Dearest People," 20 June 1915
Typescript copy of a letter from Florence Hobbes to "You poor dear long suffering people," 1 July 1915
Typescript copy of a letter from Florence Hobbes to "My Beloved People," 10 July 1917
Typescript copy of a letter from Florence Hobbes to "My Dearest Old Els," 17 July 1915
Typescript copy of a letter from Florence Hobbes to "My Dearest Smithkins," 26 July 1915
Typescript copy of a letter from Florence Hobbes to "My Very Dearest Peoples," 25 August 1915
Typescript copy of a letter from Florence Hobbes to "Darlings," 13 October 1915
Typescript copy of a letter from Florence Hobbes to "Dearest People," 23 October 1915
Typescript copy of a letter from Florence Hobbes to "Darlings," 2 November 1915
Typescript copy of a letter from Florence Hobbes to "My Dearest Peoples," 28 November 1915
Typescript copies of letters from Florence Hobbes to family and friends, 21 July 1916 – 13 February 1917
Typescript copy of a letter from Florence Hobbes to "My Dearest Peoples," 7 August 1917
Typescript copy of a letter from Florence Hobbes to "My Dearest Beloveds All," 15 August 1917
Typescript copies of letters from Florence Hobbes to family and friends, 22 August - 20 September 1917
Typescript copies of letters from Florence Hobbes to family and friends, 4 October 23 November 1917
Typescript copy of a letter from Florence Hobbes to "My Dearest Beloved Peoples," 7 December 1917