| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | RCDIG0001514 |
| Collection number | PR05050 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 41 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Physical description | 108 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Pocock, Mary Anne 'Bessie' Various |
| Place made | China, France, Malta, South Africa, South Africa: Cape Colony, South Africa: Transvaal, United Kingdom |
| Date made | 1900-1911 |
| Conflict |
South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War) |
| Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
Correspondence relating to Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, pre-1914
Description
Correspondence relating to the Boer War and post-war service of Mary Anne ‘Bessie’ Pocock, New South Wales Army Nursing Service Reserve (NSWANSR). This file contains correspondence dated before 1914 and predominantly relates to Pocock’s service in the Boer War, in particular with the 2nd Stationary Hospital at East London and, later, the 17th Stationary Hospital at Middelburg. In letters home to members of her family she details her experiences as a nurse in the war, including her sightseeing in Europe after the war. This file also contains correspondence addressed to Pocock from friends and acquaintances. This file contains:
Letter from Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock to her sister, [No. 2 Stationary Hospital, East London], 7 May 1900;
Letter from Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock to her sister, No. 2 Stationary Hospital, [East London], 2 June [1900];
Letter from Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock to her sister, No. 2 Stationary Hospital, East London, 17 June 1900;
Letter from Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock to her family, [South Africa], 28 June [1900];
Envelope addressed to Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, postmarked 8 August 1900;
Letter from Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock to unknown, [South Africa], 9 August - 30 September 1900;
Letter from Corporal F. Gay to Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, S.S. Spartan, 28 March [1901];
Letter from James Adam Dick to Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, Cape Town, 8 April 1901 [includes envelope];
Letter from Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, [No. 17] Military Hospital, Middelburg, 8 July 1901;
Letter from Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock to unknown, [No. 17 Military Hospital], Middelburg, Transvaal, 20 July 1901;
Letter from indecipherable to Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, No. 16 General Hospital, Elandsfontein, 31 December [1901];
Letter from Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock to her family, [c.1900-1901];
Letter from Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock to her family, [Middelburg], [c.1901];
Letter from G. Harris to Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, Les Rochers, Nice, 29 May 1902;
Note of admission for Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, 16 June 1902;
Letter from Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, 14 Oxford Terrace, Hyde Park, London, 17 June 1902;
Letter from indecipherable to Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, Brompton Barracks, Chatham, 9 July 1902;
Letter from G. Dudley to Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, 53 Grosvenor Street, [London], 11 July 1902;
Envelope addressed to Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock care of Lady Stokes, Carraig Breac, Howth, postmarked 12 July 1902 [contains plant sprig];
Letter from Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock to her sister, Carrig Breac, Howth, Ireland, 14 July 1902;
Letter from Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock to her sister, 14 Oxford Terrace, Hyde Park, London, 31 July 1902;
Letter from Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock to her family, Hotel National, Pension Wyder, Interlaken, 21 August 1902;
Letter from indecipherable to Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, Rylstone, Shanklin, 25 October 1902;
Letter from G. Dudley to Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, 7 Carlton Gardens, [London], 23 December 1902;
Letter from G. Dudley to Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, 7 Carlton Gardens, [London], 26 December 1902;
Partial letter from Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock to her sister, [c.1902];
Partial letter from Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock to her sister, [England], [c.1902];
Note: "Sign over I'm at Mountain Grove, Pretoria…", [c.1900-1902];
Note: "I am sending you a four leaved clover…", [c.1900-1902];
Partial letter, [c.1900-1902];
Partial letter from Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock to her sister, [c.1900-1902];
Letter from Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock to her family, [c.1900-1902];
Note: "…course if all the military people…", [c.1900-1902];
Note: "We have so many refugees here…", [c.1900-1902];
Note: "…you can understand how after my heart…", [c.1900-1902];
Letter from indecipherable to Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, Floriana, Malta, 17 January 1903;
Statement of the accounts of Nursing Sister A. B. Pocock, 5 May 1903;
Letter from unknown to Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, South Sea, 3 September 1903;
Letter from Mary J. Elliott to Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, Fareham, Hants, 11 September 1903;
Letter from indecipherable to Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, Floriana, Malta, 28 December 1903;
Partial letter from unknown to Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, Grand Hotel des Wagon-Lits, Peking, 11 June [c.1906-1911].