| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | RCDIG0001515 |
| Collection number | PR05050 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 9 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Physical description | 18 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Pocock, Mary Anne 'Bessie' |
| Place made | At sea, Egypt |
| Date made | 1914 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Correspondence relating to Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, 1914
Description
Correspondence relating to the First World War service of Mary Anne ‘Bessie’ Pocock, Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS). This file contains correspondence and notes for the year 1914 and predominantly relates to Pocock’s service as a nurse with the 2nd Australian General Hospital in Cairo. In letters home to members of her family she details her journey from Australia to Egypt aboard the troopship HMAT Argyllshire, and her experiences in Egypt after having arrived. This file contains:
Money order received from Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, 31 October 1914;
Note by Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, [At sea], 18-19 November 1914 [includes note to her brothers];
Note by Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, [At sea], 23 November 1914;
Letter from Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock to her family, S.S. Argyllshire, [At sea], 24 November 1914;
Note by Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, [At sea], [November 1914];
Note by Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, [Egypt], 7-8 December 1914;
Letter from Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock to her family, Hospital, Pyramids, 28 December 1914;
Letter from Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock to her family, Mena House, Cairo, 10 December 1914;
Note by Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, [Egypt], [December 1914].