Historical information

Photograph album that belonged to Alice Broadhurst, a Red Cross Nurse and Voluntary Aide Detachment in the First World War. Included are photographs of her time as a V.A.D., patients, nurses, buildings and group gatherings, as well as photos of her family and her home at 'Heatherleigh' in Victoria.

Physical description

Small blue photograph album with worn cover. White sticker label in top left corner with 'WW1 VAD' written on it. 'Post Cards' is printed in gold in the centre of the front cover.

Inscriptions & markings

'WW1 PA4 / -V.A.D.' [handwritten in black ink on a white sticker on the front cover]
'7/6 / Passed on to Miss Waite / after death of A.B. / Fre[?]' [handwritten in pencil on the inside front cover]
'Alice Broadhurst / Heatherleigh / Tunstall / Victoria' [Handwritten in black ink on the first page]
[Annotations describing photos on most pages, handwritten in black ink]