Nurse Histories.
Our current nurse-history - Evelyn Betham - who trained at Oldchurch Hospital, is under current development and the following, that of a male nurse - Tony Sisson - is now firmly on the drawing board. We still have several nurse histories on our list - most of serious interest, but gathering sufficient history has proven excessively difficult in all but a few cases.
Lost in the Mail.
Well there we go - it finally happened to me! An ebay purchase failed to arrive... And yes, I know, I was fully covered by ebay - or if I so chose, PayPal. I chose neither. I didn't want financial recompense, I wanted the purchased items. So here we go again, possibly destined for failure, but our experiences may be valuable to those seeking their own missing items lost in the post. The search is on for:-
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5 x ORIGINAL
PHOTOGRAPHS AND ENVELOPE ADDRESSED TO NURSE D M FORSTER, D1 WARD,
St. LUKES WAR HOSPITAL, BRADFORD, YORKS - ENVELOPE DATED 4 MAY 1918 ENVELOPE SIZE = 15.5 x 9cm : THE PHOTOGRAPHS VARY IN SIZE. THE SCENES IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE GROUPS OF SOLDIERS, 2 x ARE IDENTIFIABLE SCOTTISH REGIMENTS & WARD VIEWS WITH NURSING STAFF. (St LUKES IN ITS TIME HAS BEEN NOT ONLY A HOSPITAL BUT A WORKHOUSE AND THE LOCATION FOR THE TV SERIES 'THE ROYAL'). All information copyright seller - ebay 'wibbandun'. |
The big question now is can we find it...
The envelope is probably worth more than the photographs to a collector of
postal covers, perhaps stamps. Something happened to it after my
purchase - it couldn't just vanish! How many times I wonder, have you heard
or even said, those last four words? However, this being the first item of our post to ever go
missing I am going to try very, very hard to find it. The items are a part
of nursing history. Where are they now I wonder? Where can I start
looking? Well, at the beginning seems a good idea - back to the seller - who
already knows the item is missing and has offered recompense (which I don't
want) - wish me luck...
We are still working on previous requests to help
find/replace missing or lost items, so if you have made such a request and
are wondering - no, you are not forgotten, as soon as we have progress I
will contact you again, but don't let that stop you asking about the state
of play.
Three years (perseverance and persistence) is rather a long wait. Winning
the auction with a relatively low bid was where the luck came in.
Missing badge? Don't give up, ever!
Requests to help find transcripts of training continue, although they are
but occasional now. Mostly the ones we do have involve GNC courses, all of
which terminated in 1983. We have never had a success in locating a record.
What happened to the individual training records probably differed between
schools, but our current research indicates that the best chance lies with
the NMC, who may be able to help, though this is by no means
certain. We will be preparing an article later in the year - but there may
be no answer.
Member Photograph Galleries.
Accumulating, but very slowly in the last quarter. The 'National'
galleries now contain 2492 nursing/hospital badge photographs encompassing
all areas of the UK; 335 photographs (buildings/people/ephemera); and 51
photographs of nurse uniforms, both civilian and military. 2822 photographs*. Have a quick
glimpse of the two latest badges:-
(Last month we reported 3822 photographs - Errorful! But it would have been
nice if true..).
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Birmingham & Solihul College of Midwifery. | National
Galleries - Latest Member Uploads All photographic rights 'nursesue' |
Grimsby General Hospital. |
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The galleries are becoming a
small on-line museum and are adding to our knowledge of nursing history quite
nicely, thanks to our contributors. It is available to anyone who cares to
register as a member - a very simple process. All is free...
Intriguing - on ebay recently - unsold....
"A TEAK CHEST MADE PROBABLY IN MALAYA OR SURROUND
ISLANDS BELONGING TO BRITISH NURSE SISTER BOOKER WHO WENT TO SINGAPORE IN
JULY 1940 AFTER THE CALL FOR NURSE'S TO AID THE TROOPS THERE AND IN HONG
KONG AFTER THE INVASION BY THE JAPANESE FORCES SHE AND ALL THE OTHER NURSE'S
WERE CAPTURED ALONG WITH THE TROOPS AND SENT TO POW CAMPS WHERE 236 BRITISH
NURSE'S DIED THROUGH DISEASE, STARVATION OR ILL TREATMENT. SHE SURVIVED AND
AFTER THE WAR RETURNED TO ENGLAND WITH THE CHEST. (Dimensions - 19
x13" x11" ) FOUND IN THE ATTIC DURING THE HOUSE CLEARANCE AFTER THE DEATH OF
THIS FINE AND VERY COURAGEOUS LADY" - nbarton8/ebay.
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There were no takers at the staring price of £29.99 - it may still be available - early provenance uncertain.
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