Nursing at King Edward VII Hospital

As a Mobile V.A.D (Volutary Aid Detachment)Red Cross Nurse during World War II when working at King Edward VII Hospital, Midhurst, West Sussex, England, I nursed Air Force Pilots from the Battle of Britain. Not all of those who died did so in battle. A number of these brave men had large cavities in their lungs partly due to the long hours of flying. There was no cure for Tuberculosis in those days apart from lung collapsing therapy. To encourage the men Queen Elizabeth, the late Queen Mother, visited them. King Edward VII Hospital did a lot of good work with all members of the armed forces.

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