Edith Blake's war : the only Australian nurse killed in action during the First World War / Krista V...
Edith Blake's war : the only Australian nurse killed in action during the First World War / Krista V...
Edith Blake's war : the only Australian nurse killed in action during the First World War / Krista Vane-Tempest.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Sydney, NSW : NewSouth, 2021.
Call Numbers
G 2021/4420 , H 2021/3528
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xii, 353 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
Sydney, NSW : NewSouth, 2021.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
2021.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- History (Australia)
- World War I (Australia)
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Scope and Contents
Summary
In the early hours of 26 February 1918, the British hospital ship Glenart Castle steamed into the Bristol Channel, heading for France to pick up wounded men from the killing fields of the Western Front. Onboard was 32-year-old Australian nurse, Edith Blake. After being torpedoed by a German U-boat, the Glenart Castle took minutes to sink. Of the 18...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Edith Blake's war : the only Australian nurse killed in action during the First World War / Krista Vane-Tempest.
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references.
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Date Copyright
©2021.
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
G 2021/4420 , H 2021/3528
Record Identifier
74VKa3eVReWd
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKa3eVReWd
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9781742237398 paperback
DDC
940.475940092
MMS ID
991024410421302626
