The grand military hospital featured prominently in the popular illustrated papers of the day. Riley knew of Netley from a boyhood spent immersed in stories of the Boer War (1899–1902). Veterans of the South African War, wearing hospital blues, on the pier of the Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, c.1900. It was during the passage home that Riley decided on ‘the grand style of doing it’ and chose the Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, as his destination.įigure 1. Here he survived five weeks in the care of an Australian field hospital before being stretchered onto a hospital ship bound for England. Riley was evacuated by sea to the island of Lemnos, 50 miles from Helles. Four months on the peninsula left him debilitated, suffering nine septic sores and no less than four diseases-diphtheria, jaundice, enteritis and dysentery. Second Corporal Alec Riley was a signaller in the British Army’s 42nd (East Lancashire) Division who served at Gallipoli in 1915. ‘I was after all the experiences I could collect, and wanted to know what a great military hospital was like … I had to go to one, and decided on the grand style of doing it.’ Map 3: Southampton and surrounds Foreword No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review.Ĭover images: Electrical department, Royal Victoria Hospital HS AquitaniaĪppendix I: Brief history of the Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, 1863–1978Īppendix III: Biography of ‘M’ - Margaret Isherwood (née Riley)Īppendix IV: Biography of Charles Ormesher
Images copyright expired or no known copyright restrictionsĪll rights reserved. (4/5 1917.) Feldzeugmeister v.Benigni in Bereck, Mai 1917 Shaker East Family Sisters' Shop, North side of Village Road, North of U.S.Netley Diary 1915–1916 Alec Riley Edited by Michael Crane and Bernard de BroglioĪnnotations, biographies and maps © copyright Michael Crane, Bernard de Broglio
Hauling down preparatory to returning balloon to hangar, which can be seen in background Schloss Laxenburg im Jahr 1917 - Österreichische Nationalbibliothek public domain dedication Villa in Dorna Watra (Rumänien), 1917 Hilfsplatz am kl.Malurch. Sisters' community room II Balloons - Hangars and Beds - Headquarters Balloon Detachment, Post Field, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Bishop Reilly High School, Francis Lewis Blvd. A student nurse assists the doctor in changing the dressing following an abdominal operation Dolly Sisters selling Bazaar tickets Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres - The Kaunitz Sisters (Leopoldine, Caroline, and Ferdinandine) Nurse the baby Your protection against trouble : Inform yourself through the Health Bureau publications and consult your doctor / / K.
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