Physical description

Illustrated book. Front cover has a black and white photograph of a nurse in military uniform (Pearl Lottie Trayhurn) main title in red and subsidiary tile in white overprinted on this photo. Author's name printed in black at bottom. Main title printed in red on spine along with authors name and publisher's mark printed in black. The back cover has a photograph of a civilian nurse in uniform (Pearl Lottie Trayhurn, Paramatta Hospital) the back cover also has a summary of the book

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

At the bottom right of the front end-page is a printed black and white donation sticker: black Maltese cross in circle, "This book was donated to Alfred Archival Association Nursing Division by" AHNL (handwritten in black ink) Also previous catalogue number handwritten in black ink on this sticker.

Summary

A history of the Australian nurses who served in the 1914-1918 conflict. Also includes history of nursing in Australia pre federation, the Boer War, and the influenza pandemic