| Place | Europe: France |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P01790.002 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Essay, France. 1917. Sister Hilda Loxton, third from left, and other nurses (known as Bluebirds) ...
Description
Essay, France. 1917. Sister Hilda Loxton, third from left, and other nurses (known as Bluebirds) in a slit trench in the grounds of the French military hospital during a visit to Essay. Sister Loxton was one of twenty trained civilian nurses who volunteered in Australia in 1916 for service in French hospitals. She and three others were employed 1917-18 at Hopital Chirurgical Mobile No. 1, established by Mrs Borden Turner, a rich American woman, to operate behind the lines on the Western Front. They were called the Bluebirds because of their blue veils and were sent to the Western Front by the NSW Branch of the Australian Red Cross and were sponsored by the NSW Jockey Club. (Original album print held in the AWM archive store) (Donor H. Loxton)