| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P01908.030 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Belgium |
| Date made | 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
A guard, sentry box and buildings at Hopital Chirurgical Mobile No. 1, a mobile hospital ...
Description
A guard, sentry box and buildings at Hopital Chirurgical Mobile No. 1, a mobile hospital established at at Oosthoek by Mrs Borden Turner, an American benefactress. In 1917-18, Mrs Turner employed four Australians (through the Australian Red Cross) to nurse wounded French soldiers: Sisters Hilda Loxton, Minnie Hough, Wallace and Crozier. The hospital operated initially at Beverau, twenty miles from Dunkirk; from March 1917 at Oosthoek; then from 21 July 1917 at Roesbrugge, near the border with France. (Original album print held in AWM Private Records 2DRL 1172)