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Katharine Asquith's Nursing Diary
Katharine Asquith worked as a nurse following the death of her husband Raymond, killed on the Somme in 1916. Well connected, she was born in 1855, daughter of Sir John Horner of Mells; and daughter-in-law of H.H. Asquith, prime minister from 1908 to 1916.
Perhaps the deaths of her husband and brother prompted her to make the choice between her role as mother to three children and her calling to serve in the war effort. She worked as a volunteer close to the front lines in St Omer under Millie, Duchess of Sutherland.
The diary is a fascinating and moving account of hospital life, weeks of quiet interspersed with bursts of activity when fresh batches of wounded arrived. The work was leavened with the unique social life of the Western Front, meetings with officers who were often stretched to the limits of nervous exhaustion, surprising adventures in the air or visiting the front lines. And as a background to all this a love of poetry and prose lighting up a brave and sensitive character.
Perhaps the deaths of her husband and brother prompted her to make the choice between her role as mother to three children and her calling to serve in the war effort. She worked as a volunteer close to the front lines in St Omer under Millie, Duchess of Sutherland.
The diary is a fascinating and moving account of hospital life, weeks of quiet interspersed with bursts of activity when fresh batches of wounded arrived. The work was leavened with the unique social life of the Western Front, meetings with officers who were often stretched to the limits of nervous exhaustion, surprising adventures in the air or visiting the front lines. And as a background to all this a love of poetry and prose lighting up a brave and sensitive character.
Book Details
- Publisher: Mount Orleans Press
- Publish Date: Jul 30th, 2025
- Pages: 96
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 0.00in - 0.00in - 0.00in - 0.00lb
- EAN: 9781912945511
- Categories: • Medical (Incl. Patients)• Women• Wars & Conflicts - World War I
About the Author
Asquith, Raymond: - Raymond Benedict Bartholomew Michael Asquith, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Asquith, OBE (born 24 August 1952), is a British former diplomat and hereditary peer. As well as postings in London at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and to the Cabinet Office, he served as First Secretary at the British Embassy in Moscow from 1983 to 1985, and Counsellor at HM Embassy in Kyiv from 1992 to 1997.
Jolliffe, John: - John Jolliffe, now retired, was the editorial director of Constable for eight years, and was also the author or editor of five previous books on historical subjects, including The Diaries of Benjamin Haydon and The Chronicles of Froissart. He has been a regular reviewer for The Spectator and Salisbury Reviewer, and has also contributed to Wall Street Journal, Daily Telegraph and Independent.