| Accession Number | AWM2017.7.322 |
|---|---|
| Collection number | PR05855 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Physical description | 34 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Corfield, Agnes Beryl |
| Place made | Egypt |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Wallet 1 of 1 - Letters from Sister Corfield during 1915 to her best friend Lizzy Ryland
Description
Letters relating to the First World War service of Sister Agnes Beryl Corfield, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service. This file consists of eight letters written by Sister Corfield during 1915 to her best friend Lizzy Ryland. These letters discuss social engagements with officers in Egypt and treating wounded troops aboard hospital ships.
This file contains:
Letter from Agnes Beryl Corfield to Lizzy Ryland written from Alexandria, Egypt, 27 January 1915;
Letter from Agnes Beryl Corfeild to Lizzy Ryland written from H.M. Transport Galeka, 5 July 1915;
Letter from Agnes Beryl Corfield to Lizzy Ryland written from Alexandria, Egypt, 21 September 1915;
Letter from Agnes Beryl Corfield to 'Miss Blackburn' written from Alexandria, Egypt, 19 December 1915;
Letter from Agnes Beryl Corfield to Lizzy Ryland written from Alexandria, Egypt, 19 December 1915;
Letter from Agnes Beryl Corfield to Lizzy Ryland written from Cairo, Egypt, 6 January 1916;
Letter from Agnes Beryl Corfield to Lizzy Ryland written from abord an unnamed ship, 29 August 1915;
Letter from Agnes Beryl Corfield to Lizzy Ryland written from Alexandria, Egypt, 10 December 1915;
Newspaper clipping of death announcement for Agnes Beryl Corfield, 2 February 1916.