Recently stumbled across the diary of a Swansea nurse that was serialised in a local newspaper during the Great War. She was nursing wounded Serbian soldiers (they were on our side!) when the Austrian army over-ran her base and captured her and a number of other medical staff.
After a series of hardships she was eventually released into the care of the Swiss, Switzerland then being a neutral country.
I've actually managed to make contact with the nurse's family and am hoping to receive some photographs in the near future. Another story for the book!
After a series of hardships she was eventually released into the care of the Swiss, Switzerland then being a neutral country.
I've actually managed to make contact with the nurse's family and am hoping to receive some photographs in the near future. Another story for the book!
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