Nurses at war

Nursing was the only official way for women to go overseas during the war. Being a nurse was punishing and hot work. Some of the nurses went to look after the soldiers on a hospital ship, or White Ship it was sometimes called. Many soldiers got affected by mustard gas with burnt, swollen eyes and blistered throats. Nurses looked after shell shocked soldiers, amputees, bullet wounds, frost bite and much more.

Here is a photo of some nurses