AcknowledgementsMy greatest thanks go to the nurses of the Australian Army Nursing Service during World War I, who left a legacy of their experiences when they returned home from that conflict.
I also have a debt to those anonymous people who compiled an extensive record of the dates and locations of the CCS hospitals throughout the hostilities. This allowed me to ensure that the dates and locations of the various CCS are correct.
For the battles I relied extensively on H P Willmott’s, World War I, published by DK Publishing. Other sources were used to verify facts, but they are less comprehensive and too numerous to mention.
I am grateful to my friend Molly, who read the manuscript and corrected my misunderstanding of medical matters. I also thank my fellow members of the Blackwood Wri
