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Lifetime: 1896 - 1981 Passed: ≈ 43 years ago

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Writer

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Mairi Chisholm

Books by Mairi Chisholm

Cellar-House of Pervyse Cover image

Cellar-House of Pervyse

History Memoir Non-Fiction War Biography
History Military Courage Heroism Photography Wartime World war i Dedication Nurses Ypres Wounded Soldiers Ambulance Drivers Front Lines Belgian Red Cross Medical Aid Pervyse

This book recounts the extraordinary true story of Mairi Chisholm and Elsie Knocker, two British nurses who defied regulations and risked their lives to provide medical aid to wounded soldiers on the front lines during World War I. Setting up their o...