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Book - hardcover book, Jan Leader and Graeme Mitchell and Ocean Reeve Publishing, Frontline hero: the inspiring true story of an Australian nurse at Gallipoli, 2022

  • Brown hardcover book with an image of the face of a female nurse in sepia tones in the centre of the front cover. The title heading above this image is printed in white and above that, at the top of the page, it reads 'transcribed by Jan Leader and Graeme Mitchell'. At the bottom of the front cover is a feint image of rows of white tents with six men wandering in front of them. The dust jacket is an exact replica of the hardcover inside.

    202511767

Physical description

Brown hardcover book with white printed heading and an image of an Australian nurse in uniform, below which is a faded image of a military base with rows of tents and six men. The dust jacket is an exact replica of the actual hardcover.

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

'James McCarthy' [Handwritten in black ink at the top of the first page]
'2022 Thanks & Enjoy! J Leader' [Handwritten in the top left corner on the back of the second page]

Summary

In 1915, Anne Donnell enlisted as a nursing sister for the Australian Army Nursing Services. She travelled extensively during her war time nursing work to places including Marseilles, Lemnos, Alexandria and Cairo. Anne returned to Australia in 1919. Anne Donnell's diaries from the First World War were transcribed by Graeme Mitchell and Jan Leader. [From Trove entry]

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