Letters and typescript copies from Florence Hobbes to her family, 1915-1918

Places	Africa: South Africa, Natal, Durban Asia: India Asia: India, Bombay Europe: Italy, Sicily Europe: United Kingdom, England, Greater London, London Mediterranean: Malta Mediterranean: Malta, Malta (island), Valletta Middle East: Iraq, Al Basrah, Basra Middle East: Iraq, Amara Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Melbourne
Accession Number	RCDIG0001364
Collection number	PR03708
Collection type	Digitised Collection
Record type	Item
Item count	22
Object type	Letter
Physical description	95 Image/s captured
Maker	Hobbes, Florence Narrelle Jessie
Place made	United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London
Date made	1915-1918
Conflict	First World War, 1914-1918

Places

Accession Number

RCDIG0001364

Collection number

PR03708

Collection type

Digitised Collection

Record type

Item

Item count

Object type

Letter

Physical description

95 Image/s captured

Maker

Hobbes, Florence Narrelle Jessie

Place made

United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London

Date made

1915-1918

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

File of letters and typescript copies relating to the service, during the First World War, of Sister Florence Narrelle Jessie Hobbes, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service. In these letters, written between 1 March 1915 - January 1918, Hobbes corresponds with her family and friends. She details her feelings regarding the war, her emotions regarding the men she treats and her nursing work. Hobbes writes about the people she works with, mentioning the differences between the British and Australians, the locals and the landscapes of the countries she serves in. Date typescripts were made and location of original letters is unknown.

This file contains:
Letter from Florence Hobbes to "My Dearest Old Kit," 1 March 1915
Letter from Florence Hobbes to "My Dearest Old Jean," 25 March 1915
Letter from Florence Hobbes to "My Beloved Family," 8 May 1915
Part of letter by Florence Hobbes, [May 1915]
Letter from Florence Hobbes to "My Dearest Old Grace," 22 May 1915
Letter from Florence Hobbes to "Dearest People," 29 June 1915
Typescript copy of a letter from Florence Hobbes to "You poor dear long suffering people," 1 July 1915
Letter from Florence Hobbes to "My Dearest Old Kit," 9 July 1915
Typescript copy of a letter from Florence Hobbes to "My Beloved Family," 10 July 1915
Sections of handwritten letters from Florence Hobbes to her family c July 1915
Typescript copy of a letter from Florence Hobbes to "My Dearest Old Els," 17 July 1915
Typescript copy of letters from Florence Hobbes to "My Dearest Smithkins and Dearest People," 26 July and 29 June 1915
Typescript copy of a letter from Florence Hobbes to "My Very Dearest People," 24 August 1915
Section of letter written by Florence Hobbes, 6 October 1915
Letter from Florence Hobbes to "Darlings," 13 October 1915
Typescript copy of a letter from Florence Hobbes to "Dearest People," 23 October 1915
Typescript copy of a letter from Florence Hobbes to "Darlings," 2 November 1915
Section of letter written by Florence Hobbes, [1915]
Letter from Florence Hobbes to "My Dearest Jean and Barbie," 6 March 1916
Letter from Florence Hobbes to "My Dearest Donald," 11 December 1916
Letter from Florence Hobbes to "My Dearest Old Kit," 14 November 1917 [Incomplete]
Section of letter written by Florence Hobbes, [10 February 1918 incomplete]