Diary of a Nursing Sister on the Western Front 1914-1915

Price USD 14.18 GBP 7.99 Seller Diggory Press by A First World War Nurse Published by Diggory Press, April 2007, ISBN 978-1846857164 The voyage out—Havre—Leaving Havre—R.M.S.P. "Asturias"— St Nazaire—Orders at last. Station duty—On train duty—Orders again—Waiting to go—Still at Le Mans—No.— Stationary Hospital—Off at last—The Swindon of France. Ambulance Train—Under fire—Tales of the Retreat— Life on the Train. Rouen—First Battle of Ypres—At Ypres—A rest— A General Hospital. The Boulogne siding—St Omer—Indian soldiers—His Majesty King George—Lancashire men on the War—Hazebrouck—Bailleul—French engine-drivers—Sheepskin coats—A village in N.E. France—Headquarters. The Army and the King—Mufflers—Christmas Eve— Christmas on the train—Princess Mary's present—The trenches in winter—"A typical example"—New Year's Eve at Rouen— The young officers. The Petit Vitesse siding—Uncomplainingness of Tommy—Painting the train—A painful convoy—The "Yewlan's" watch—"Officer dressed in bandages"—Sotteville—Versailles—The Palais Trianon—A walk at Rouen—The German view, and the English view—'Punch'—"When you return Conqueror"—K.'s new Army. The Indians—St Omer—The Victoria League—Poperinghe—A bad load—Left behind—Rouen again—An "off" spell—En route to Êtretat—Sotteville—Neuve Chapelle—St Eloi—The Indians—Spring in N.W. France—The Convalescent Home—Kitchener's boys. Good Friday and Easter, 1915—The Maire's Château—A walk to Beuvry—The new billet—The guns—A Taube—The Back of the Front—A soldier's funeral—German Machine-guns—Gas fumes—The Second Battle of Ypres. The noise of war—Preparation—Sunday, May 9—The barge—The officers' dressing station—Charge of the Black Watch, May 9—Festubert, May 16—The French Hospital—A bad night—Shelled out—Back at a Clearing Hospital—"For duty at a Base Hospital." BUY FROM US DIRECT - OR IF YOU PREFER BUY FROM LEADING WEBSITES SUCH AS AMAZON, BARNES AND NOBLE, PLAY.COM, POWELLS.COM, TESCO.COM,WH SMITH, OR ORDER FROM A BRICKS AND MORTAR BOOKSTORE IN THE UK OR USA. HERE'S THE LINK TO AMAZON (NB JAPANESE CUSTOMERS, WE ARE ALSO ON AMAZON JAPAN)....