| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | RCDIG0001519 |
| Collection number | PR05050 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 18 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Physical description | 35 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Pocock, Mary Anne 'Bessie' Various |
| Place made | Australia, France, United Kingdom: England, United Kingdom: Wales |
| Date made | 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
Correspondence relating to Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, 1918
Description
Correspondence relating to the First World War service of Mary Anne ‘Bessie’ Pocock, Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS). The correspondence in this file relates to the period in which Pocock served with No. 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital in Dartford. Various individuals have written letters to her in this period. In particular, there are several letters from Sister Louisa Scobie who, like Pocock, worked at Sydney Hospital before the war and enlisted for service in 1914. This file contains:
Letter from Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock to her family, No. 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, Kent, England, 30 January 1918;
Letter from [indecipherable] to Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, Oak Dell, Hale, Cheshire, 10 February 1918;
Letter from J. Robson Scott to Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, France, 18 March 1918;
Letter from Reginald [Leyson] to Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, Buckingham Palace, 20 March 1918;
Letter from Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock to her family, No. 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, Kent, England, 2 April 1918;
Letter from [Louisa Scobie] to Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, 25th General Hospital, BEF, France, 4 May 1918;
Letter from [Louisa Scobie] to Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, 25th General Hospital, BEF, France, 11 May 1918;
Letter from [Louisa Scobie] to Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, 25th General Hospital, BEF, France, 12 May 1918;
Letter from Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock to her family, No. 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, Kent, England, 23 May 1918;
Letter from Annie Petherick to Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, 'Lynwood', Caledonian Av, Maylands, 11 July 1918;
Envelope addressed to Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, Kent, England, postmarked 11 July 1918;
Partial letter addressed to Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, No. 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, Kent, 22 August 1918;
Partial letter from Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock to unknown, Waterloo Hotel, Betws-y-Coed, North Wales, [August 1918];
Letter from Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock to her family, No. 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, Kent, 11 October 1918;
Transcript letter from Matron's Secretary at London Hospital, to Mary Anne 'Bessie Pocock, London Hospital, Whitechapel Road, 30 December 1918;
Partial note/letter from Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, [c. 1918];
Partial note/letter from Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, [c. 1918];
Partial note/letter from Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, [c. 1918];