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Item'Rubbery figures': the puzzle of the number of AANS on active service in WW1(Military Historical Society of Australia, 2008)Australian female nurses from all states nursed overseas during World War I. But how many nurses actually served as part of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF)? This paper investigates the work done by researchers on just who was in the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS), the conclusions drawn and the proffered total figures. It also explores the author's journey in developing the most complete list of AANS nurses on active service to date. As a result, a new database shows almost 2500 AIF nurses' names and demonstrates the breadth of the AANS' military postings and consequent military experience.
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ItemIn the ‘Grey Battalion’: Launceston General Hospital nurses on active service in World War I(Australian and New Zealand Society of the History of Medicine, 2008)Nearly fifty nurses from the Launceston General Hospital served with the Australian Army Nursing Service or the British nursing service during World War I. These nurses served in countries that included Egypt, France, India, Greece, Italy and England. They worked in various roles including as a surgical team nurse close to the front working under fire; nursing on hospital ships carrying the wounded; or managing wards overrun with patients on ships at Gallipoli in 1915, whilst dealing with a lack of hospital necessities. This case study, of one group of nurses, shows that their experiences reflected the skills and roles needed to be a military nurse of the time, significantly different to the skills required to nurse in Australia.
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ItemRed reflections on the sea: Australian army nurses serving at sea in World War 1(Naval Historical Society of Australia, 2009)The onset of World War 1 placed immense strains on the medical treatment and evacuation plans and organisation of the Australian defence force. This article examines and describes the roles played in this essential service by the nurses of the Australian Army, many of whom found themselves serving in ships and sharing the risks and conditions experienced by all at sea in a war zone. The contribution that these women made led to the development of better nursing services in the war that followed in 1939.