The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Collection relating to the First World War service of Staff Nurse Laura Grubb, Australian Army Nursing Service, Egypt and Salonika, 1917-1919, 1957.
Wallet 1 of 3 - consists of two folders. Folder 1 contains 47 letters and 3 telegrams Grubb sent to her family between 12 June 1917 and 2 June 1919. Grubb writes of the voyage from Melbourne to Alexandria, via Freemantle, Ceylon, Bombay and Aden, her impressions of the ports and local residents, experiences on board RMS Mooltan and in Ceylon, her speculation as to where the nurses will be sent, her desire to begin nursing work, the voyage to Salonika, and news that RMS Mooltan had been sunk. She also writes about censorship and the need to be careful in what she includes in her letters, life in camp, the weather, recreational activities, mail and parcel services, her responsibilities, being posted to a different hospital, Christmas, the end of the war and her continuing nursing duties, her voyage to England and experiences in London, and her journey home to Australia.
Folder 2 contains a diary, recorded on 34 loose leaf pages, Grubb maintained between 8 August [incorrectly written as 8. 7. 17] and 29 December 1917, covering her journey from Egypt to Greece and service in Salonika. Grubb writes of the voyage from Alexandria, via Crete, to Salonika harbour, her impressions of Salonika, and devotes significant attention to the provisions and, in particular, to food and rations. She also writes of her work in the wards, the sinking of ships, the influx of refugees evacuating from the front, her sympathies for the wounded and sick, and the prevalence of malaria.
Wallet 2 of 3 - consists of two folders. Folder 1 contains 11 documents and items of correspondence regarding Grubb's enlistment in, and service with, the Australian Army Nursing Service. The folder includes information documents on service with the Australian Army Nursing Service, an embarkation certificate from Melbourne for Port Said, a notification form for Grubb's embarkation from the United Kingdom in 1919, and two military statements of account. The folder also includes an 8-page speech, handwritten by Grubb on the occasion of her appointment as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1957, recounting her experiences as a nurse.
Folder 2 contains an autograph book, 3 envelopes, 6 sketches, 8 letters and poems, and 9 cards, most of which were written or gifted to Grubb in thanks by her patients in Salonika. The autograph book includes poems, songs, jokes, well wishes and humorous sketches; similar sentiments are reflected in the cards, poems and letters. Three of the cards also include photographs of the sender with Grubb.
Wallet 3 of 3 - Consists of 35 loose photographs, depicting Grubb, her colleagues and scenes aboard RMS Mooltan, in Ceylon, Egypt and Salonika, and of Grubb following her return to Australia.
Folio 1 of 1 - Consists of Grubb's certificate of appointment as a staff nurse in the Australian Army Nursing Service, dated 24 April 1917.
Custom box 1 of 1 - Consists of a small photograph album depicting Grubb, her colleagues and scenes in Solonika.
Launceston, Tas. 1917. Group portrait of seven members of the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) in the courtyard of a building. It is possibly shortly before the nurses sailed on the transport sh
Probably Cairo, Egypt. c. 1917. Informal portrait of Staff nurse Sister Laura Grubb, Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS), seated at a table outdoors. (Original housed in AWM PR83/40) (Formerly Y009
Salonica, Greece. c. 1917. Informal group portrait of two members of the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) and a Scottish member of the Royal Flying Corps. Left to right: Staff nurse Sister Laura
Informal portrait of Staff nurse Sister Laura Grubb, Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS), seated at a desk in a hospital ward at 9th Australian General Hospital (AGH). Staff Nurse Grubb served in S
Exterior view of the verandah of a ward at No. 9 Australian General Hospital (AGH). (Original housed in AWM PR83/40)
Interior of a ward at No. 9 Australian General Hospital (AGH). (Original housed in AWM PR83/40)
Informal group portrait of Tasmanian members of the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) on board the transport ship SS Mooltan en route to hospitals in the Middle East including Salonica, Greece. N
c. 1919. Starboard side view of the hospital ship SS Wandilla in port. Included amongst the passengers on her voyage which left Southampton for Australia on 1919-03-31 were members of the Australian A
c. 1919. Interior of a ward on board the hospital ship SS Wandilla possibly en route to Australia on a voyage which departed from Southampton, England on 1919-03-31. The patients are seated and lying
Elevated view of tent lines and buildings at a quarantine and rehabilitation camp for soldiers and nurses returning from the First World War. (Original housed in AWM PR83/40)
Group portrait of patients and a nursing sister, most of whom are in uniform, at a quarantine camp at Barnes Bay for returning servicemen and nurses. The nurse was probably a member of the Australian
Staff nurse Sister Laura Grubb, Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS), seated in an open car amongst soldiers and men in civilian clothes. They were connected with the quarantine camp at Barnes Bay.
Informal portrait of W29095 Sergeant (Sgt) Richard Thomas Pugh, Naval Base Training Depot. Sgt Pugh had previously served as a Sergeant in the 44th Battalion AIF during the First World War, where he h
Studio portrait of 238 Sergeant (Sgt) Richard Thomas Pugh, 44th Battalion. A racehorse trainer from Queens Park, WA, Sgt Pugh was also currently serving as a member of the 38th Battery, Australian Fie
Collection relating to the First World War service of Staff Nurse Laura Grubb, Australian Army Nursing Service, Egypt and Salonika, 1917-1919, 1957. Wallet 3 of 3 - consists of 35 loose photographs,
Collection relating to the First World War service of Staff Nurse Laura Grubb, Australian Army Nursing Service, Egypt and Salonika, 1917-1919, 1957. Custom box 1 of 1 - Consists of a small photograph
Collection relating to the First World War service of Staff Nurse Laura Grubb, Australian Army Nursing Service, Egypt and Salonika, 1917-1919, 1957. Folio 1 of 1 - consists of Grubb's certificate of
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