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Title: Cheshire - Photo of Nurse
Post by: Carra on Wednesday 17 February 21 20:22 GMT (UK)
My sister and I have recently inherited a number of family photographs. In one of the albums we found this photograph - its postcard format so I believe most likely to have been taken after 1902. Is anyone on here able to offer any more accurate dates based on the uniform that the nurse is wearing.
Thank you
Carra
Title: Re: Cheshire - Photo of Nurse
Post by: Treetotal on Thursday 18 February 21 22:47 GMT (UK)
It looks like She could be wearing a VAD WW1 uniform.
Carol
Title: Re: Cheshire - Photo of Nurse
Post by: Wiggy on Thursday 18 February 21 23:04 GMT (UK)
Very like - except didn't they have a red cross on their bibs?  Or was that only some of them?

Wiggy

Edit
 We still wore shoulder buttoning bibs on our Aprons when I was training.  And stiff collars and cuffs. (dark ages that was!)
Title: Re: Cheshire - Photo of Nurse
Post by: Treetotal on Thursday 18 February 21 23:14 GMT (UK)
Some of them did Wiggy but not all of them, I think some where trained nurses and others were volunteers.
Carol
Title: Re: Cheshire - Photo of Nurse
Post by: Wiggy on Thursday 18 February 21 23:21 GMT (UK)
Ah ha - thanks - I thought the VAD were volunteers.      ;)   But I catch your drift!   :)
Title: Re: Cheshire - Photo of Nurse
Post by: Gadget on Friday 19 February 21 00:48 GMT (UK)
Vera Brittain (Testament of Youth, etc) was a VAD nurse in WW1:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Brittain

https://simonjoneshistorian.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/vb.jpg (https://simonjoneshistorian.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/vb.jpg)

I still read her books every so often.
Title: Re: Cheshire - Photo of Nurse
Post by: Wiggy on Friday 19 February 21 03:42 GMT (UK)
Very similar - different 'hat'   ;)
Title: Re: Cheshire - Photo of Nurse
Post by: McGroger on Friday 19 February 21 08:18 GMT (UK)
Hope you don't mind, Carra. I couldn't resist giving the nurse a makeover. :)
Peter
Title: Re: Cheshire - Photo of Nurse
Post by: Treetotal on Friday 19 February 21 09:47 GMT (UK)
Quote from: Gadget on Friday 19 February 21 00:48 GMT (UK)
Vera Brittain (Testament of Youth, etc) was a VAD nurse in WW1:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Brittain

https://simonjoneshistorian.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/vb.jpg (https://simonjoneshistorian.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/vb.jpg)

I still read her books every so often.

Me too, I loved that book, she was a very special lady and suffered her own heartbreak too  :-\
I did a display about her which drew a lot of interest, very satisfying.

Carol
Title: Re: Cheshire - Photo of Nurse
Post by: Carra on Friday 19 February 21 23:01 GMT (UK)
Sorry I've been slow to respond and thank you Peter for the makeover. Fabulous job!
I'm going to have to do some digging to try and find out who in the family was a VAD. Thank you all.
Carra
Title: Re: Cheshire - Photo of Nurse
Post by: Treetotal on Friday 19 February 21 23:06 GMT (UK)
If you google "Scarletfinders" you will find a lot of useful info on there about VADs work. I can't post a link from the iPad.
Carol
Title: Re: Cheshire - Photo of Nurse
Post by: Carra on Friday 19 February 21 23:52 GMT (UK)
Thanks for the hint Carol. I'll have a look when I'm on my laptop. Thank you
Carra