Summary
Officer's pass for Le Havre, France. Issued to Nurse J. (Taffy) Evans, 52nd Stationary Hospital. The small pass gives permission for nurse Evans to travel anywhere in Havre, except Petrol Basin. The pass number is 4370, for the 25th September 1918.
Nurse J. (Taffy) Evans worked at several hospitals in England, France and Belgium during World War I. Her documents mention King George Hospital in London; Number 2 London General Hospital, Chelsea; Number 30 General Hospital, Calais, France; 52nd General Hospital; and 52nd Stationary Hospital, Havre, France (Ward C). Nurse Evans left London for service in France on 23 April 1917, and probably remained in Europe until the end of the War.
Physical Description
White single-sided card; landscape format. Features printed text, handwriting in black ink and a blue ink stamp
More Information
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Collection Names
Military Memorabilia Collection, Returned and Services League (RSL) Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation & Subsequent Transfer from Victorian Branch, Returned & Services League of Australia Limited (RSL), J. L. Lewis, 1986
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Place & Date Depicted
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Issued To
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Organisation Named
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Individuals Identified
Evans, Nurse Taffy
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Inscriptions
Printed text, black ink; "Officer's Pass / 4370 / (TO BE RETURNED ON LEAVING HAVRE.)" Further text follows.
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Overall Dimensions
116 mm (Width), 77 mm (Height)
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References
Information on Australian nurses in World War I from '1918: Australians in France - Nurses - "The roses of No Man's Land"', Australian War Memorial, [Link 1] accessed 27 May 2010. No information is available on J. (Taffy) Evans in the Australian War Memorial, National Archives of Australia or National Archives (UK) web sites - 27/5/2010.
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Keywords
Hospitals, Medical Corps, Nurses, Nursing, Wars & Conflicts, Women's Work, World War I, 1914-1918
