For many, many years women have been involved in every kind of conflict and war, especially as nurses. The dead, the wounded, the sick - the nurses have dealt with these situations face to face; whether it have been in war zones across the world or on hospital ships and transport. Australian women nurses involvement began in war, 1898 with the formation of the Australian Nursing Service of New South Wales.
World War 1 was the first time in Australian history that women had made a major contribution to the war effort, outside of their home country. Fulfilling their roles as caregivers, Aussie nurses worked behind the lines in field hospitals and worked on medical ships that anchored off shore near battlefields that were inaccessible by land.
World War 1 was the first time in Australian history that women had made a major contribution to the war effort, outside of their home country. Fulfilling their roles as caregivers, Aussie nurses worked behind the lines in field hospitals and worked on medical ships that anchored off shore near battlefields that were inaccessible by land.