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| Keywords: public domain publicdomain ww1 nurse ripley nurseripley writing text document drawing sketch Sent by a nurse, Margaret Ripley, to her mother back in England. As far as I can tell (corrections and additions welcome) this reads: "Safelt arrived. Very comfortable house. Sitting room, 3 bed rooms & kitchen & soldier to do cooking & waiting, women does rooms. So nice to have a sitting room & quiet meals all here. Hospital just teh same dirt. 1 working with French women the other 2[?] in building separate. Letters very delayed here. Sister White has been in & had supper with us hope she got back safe in dark. We are some way out of [??] address Hospital Temporairedes Echoles[?] Malo Dunkerque" For more details of the story behind this album see www.flickr.com/photos/whatsthatpicture/sets/7215762769463... Sent by a nurse, Margaret Ripley, to her mother back in England. As far as I can tell (corrections and additions welcome) this reads: "Safelt arrived. Very comfortable house. Sitting room, 3 bed rooms & kitchen & soldier to do cooking & waiting, women does rooms. So nice to have a sitting room & quiet meals all here. Hospital just teh same dirt. 1 working with French women the other 2[?] in building separate. Letters very delayed here. Sister White has been in & had supper with us hope she got back safe in dark. We are some way out of [??] address Hospital Temporairedes Echoles[?] Malo Dunkerque" For more details of the story behind this album see www.flickr.com/photos/whatsthatpicture/sets/7215762769463... | ||||
