AWM41 989 - [Nurses Narratives] Sister Kellick - Part 2

Conflict:
First World War, 1914–18
Subject:
  • Documents and letters
  • Nurses Narratives
Status:
Open to contributions
Accession number:
AWM2021.219.48
Difficulty:
5

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climate trying & conditions also.
 in Summer and 
for  xxxx - had
to be in by 6 pm even with 
There was the  done to females
(Lady Doctors by another [name?)
Recreation drear concert various Hospls.
Our O/C wd not allow concert parties.
[[he was a regular?]] & staff against anything
They [[we?]] [[had drear?] at convalesce. 
next ours. 
The O/C censored all our letters at first
later we were given the 
Officers  our own letters as
was done in Egypt.
We were very self contained - very &
slow - hard work  & no 
Unfortunately dull. few visitors. but had a
 concert of Med Officers
60th At front? had men
At?first we had Rations British  in a

weak biscuits & Bully)
6 days a wk bread
Health After about 2rations we started
a Mess - Got new crockery and uniforms?
Health in later?
(Sisters Who sick often a
get sent home - they hate this so they
often go sick & [pull?? through
without reporting
It was very difficult to get anything changed?
Rations supplies many
Quarters- Butter unobtainable not an
[[ounce?]] - no margarine
 5d each
In fact very bad.
About end of 1917 the Red + Aust
in Egypt began to send us supplies had
 

 

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generous & excellent supply - covered things
we cd not get in 
[Later we were allowed 3/- a day by Austa
for - deducted the cost of  the British
1918 rations - June/18 the  paid
to [[H.S.C?]] who were allowed to sell tea
sugar - and [[sausages?]] on to Sisters Mess
Milk Charcoal not  mess]
on [[Hquarter  Ration.
 

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