| Place | Europe: France |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P01908.002 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | France |
| Date made | c September 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Some of the medical and nursing staff in the courtyard of the building, formerly the Grand Hotel, ...
Description
Some of the medical and nursing staff in the courtyard of the building, formerly the Grand Hotel, housing the infectious diseases hospital at Palavas-les-Flots near Montpellier on the Gulf of Lyons. Left to right: Sisters Hilda Loxton and Minnie Hough, Australian nurses employed here by the London Committee of the French Red Cross from August to December 1917; Matron Bullock (English); the French medical superintendent; English voluntary aides Miss Bullock and Mrs Ritchie. Loxton and Hough were among a group of twenty trained nurses who volunteered in Australia in 1916 for service in France.