Often overlooked are the Australian nurses who volunteered for service at Gallipoli. It was these nurses who saved lives and if it were not for their devotion, sacrifice and care, the casualty rate would have been much higher.
From the landings of Gallipoli on the 25th of April 1915, nurses were inundated by hundreds of casualties. The wounded came in an endless stream, day and night, and with few nurses and hundreds injured, they had their work cut out for them. Nurses had to work under extreme circumstances for the survival of the troops. It wasn’t of much help either that medical supplies were limited and fresh water was scarce. The exhausted nurses cleaned, bandaged and comforted their patients, with many enduring horrific wounds or suffering
From the landings of Gallipoli on the 25th of April 1915, nurses were inundated by hundreds of casualties. The wounded came in an endless stream, day and night, and with few nurses and hundreds injured, they had their work cut out for them. Nurses had to work under extreme circumstances for the survival of the troops. It wasn’t of much help either that medical supplies were limited and fresh water was scarce. The exhausted nurses cleaned, bandaged and comforted their patients, with many enduring horrific wounds or suffering