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‘More than a biography, Krista Vane-Tempest has penned a tribute to the contribution and sacrifice of Australian women during the First World War. Of those who, during the World War, were patients in any of our large, especially constructed military.

Krista Vane-Tempest deftly weaves the larger context of the war throughout Edie’s remarkable letters home and gives her the long overdue recognition her courage warrants.’ - Peter Rees Volume V: Military Hospitals in the United States. ‘Edith Blake’s story powerfully evokes the horrors and dangers of nursing during the Great War while capturing the poignant and special bond Australian nurses forged with Anzac soldiers. An ultimately moving book born of connection to family across generations.’ - Janet Butler Krista Vane-Tempest’s meticulous research enhances understanding but never intrudes, as Sister Blake’s own voice brings her wartime experiences vibrantly to life.

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‘Beautifully written and an engaging read, Edith Blake’s War opens a window on unsung areas of Australian nurses’ service at war. War Hospital: A True Story Of Surgery And Survival Paperback Decemby Sheri Fink (Author) 54 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 12.99 Read with Our Free App Hardcover 32.95 20 Used from 4.77 3 New from 26.14 Paperback 18.99 21 Used from 4.24 14 New from 14.99 1 Collectible from 12. smells and atmosphere of the Second World War dressing station with its operating theatre. In Edith Blake’s War, her great niece, Krista Vane-Tempest, traces Edith’s gripping story, from training in Sydney to her war service in the Middle East, England and the Mediterranean, and her tragic death in waters where Germany had promised the safe passage of hospital ships. Corridors within Dover Castles Underground Hospital. Later, at Belmont War Hospital in Surrey, she writes of her conflicted feelings about nursing German prisoners of war even as battles on the Western Front raged and German aircraft bombed England. In Edith’s remarkable letters to her family back home, she shares her homesickness and frustration with military rules, along with the savagery of the injuries she witnessed in the operating theatre. Her first posting was in Cairo where she nursed soldiers wounded at Gallipoli. These include Integrated Care Team Community mental health team italk Health Visiting Physiotherapy A Minor Injuries Unit/Urgent Treatment Centre is also located on the site (run by Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust ).

When Edith Blake missed out on joining the Australian Army, she was one of 130 Australian nurses allotted to the British Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service in early 1915. Gosport War Memorial Hospital provides a range of inpatient and outpatient services for the local community. Unbeknown to the ship’s company, a German U-boat lurked in the waters below. On board was 32-year-old Australian nurse, Edith Blake. In the early hours of 26 February 1918, the British hospital ship Glenart Castle steamed into the Bristol Channel, heading for France to pick up wounded men from the killing fields of the Western Front.

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