Diaries of Ethel Eva Brander, nee Conybeare   Scan: 051   Volume 7: December 21, 1916 (Sutton Veny) - April 5, 1917 (26th General Hospital, B.E.F.)

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1917 March 30 - 26th General Hospital, B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force) France - p.5
Luck all around; got the best rooms in the hotel by being in the right place,
and got a "Good hospital" - group behind to isolation wards, ground ahead got to nurse "Boches, and we've had our share of Boches". (see seems to remove the "S" from "Bosches".)
Dolly's brother wounded severely, in hospital nearby, may visit.
Given rooms with NO furniture, plus a few blankets and a "bit of mattress" each to make bed on the floor.


Diaries of Ethel Eva Brander, nee Conybeare   Scan: 051   Volume 7: December 21, 1916 (Sutton Veny) - April 5, 1917 (26th General Hospital, B.E.F.)