R650.00
The First Aid Nursing Yeomanry, popularly known as the “Fanys” during the Great War of 1914 1918 was a corps of women, more particularly those of sporting proclivities, that had been formed in 1909. Many men had died during the Boer War through lack of care and the difficulties of transport, which gave rise to the idea of a band of experienced first aid nurses who could ride anywhere and by whose timely aid lives could be saved which would otherwise have been lost. This book tells the history of the “Fanny’s” from their formation to 1940, the bulk of the story dealing with the First World War.
Price: R650.00
Edition: First edition
Published: 1940
Publishers: George Routledge & Sons
Condition: Hardcover in good condition, with scuff mark and shelf wear on the covers and edges – Covered in a protective plastic sleeve. Foxing and tanning on the endpapers, otherwise internally in good condition – clean and tightly bound.
Description
The First Aid Nursing Yeomanry, popularly known as the “Fanys” during the Great War of 1914 1918 was a corps of women, more particularly those of sporting proclivities, that had been formed in 1909. Many men had died during the Boer War through lack of care and the difficulties of transport, which gave rise to the idea of a band of experienced first aid nurses who could ride anywhere and by whose timely aid lives could be saved which would otherwise have been lost. This book tells the history of the “Fanny’s” from their formation to 1940, the bulk of the story dealing with the First World War.
Price: R650.00
Edition: First edition
Published: 1940
Publishers: George Routledge & Sons
Condition: Hardcover in good condition, with scuff mark and shelf wear on the covers and edges – Covered in a protective plastic sleeve. Foxing and tanning on the endpapers, otherwise internally in good condition – clean and tightly bound.
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