Diary of Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, May - December 1915

Pocock, Mary Anne "Bessie" (Matron, b.1863 - d.1946)

- Series 2: Original diaries and notebooks

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Places	Africa: Egypt, Alexandria Europe: Greece, Aegean Islands, Lemnos Europe: Greece, Aegean Islands, Lemnos, Mudros Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Cape Helles Area Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Cape Helles Area, Achi Baba
Accession Number	RCDIG0001394
Collection number	PR05050
Collection type	Digitised Collection
Record type	File
Item count	1
Object type	Diary
Physical description	97 Image/s captured
Maker	Pocock, Mary Anne 'Bessie'
Place made	At sea, Egypt
Date made	1915
Conflict	First World War, 1914-1918

Description

Diary relating to the First World War service of Mary Ann ‘Bessie’ Pocock, Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS). This handwritten diary contains entries for the period 13 March 1915 to 14 December 1915, primarily detailing her service as matron of the Hospital Ship Assaye which evacuated patients from Gallipoli. Pocock’s entries describe the soldiers evacuated from the peninsula suffering from battle wounds and/or disease, as well as the supplies she purchased for the patients whenever she went ashore. She also mentions the inspections of the hospital ship and includes a check list of medical supplies. On one of the occasions the Assaye got near to the peninsula Pocock recorded her observations, including that of Cape Helles, Anzac and Achi Baba.