World War One - Letter

WALT: write a letter

Field Hospital, Gallipoli

March 1914

Dear Mom and Dad

My life as a nurse is great even though there are many injuries but I can manage to get through it. Helping the soldiers is fun but sometimes sad because others soldiers lose their life.

I am living in a tent with all the other nurses. Sometimes we go to the trenches and visit the soldiers and check if they are alright. When we have food we eat meat and bread. For drink we have water. Sometimes we don’t have enough water.

It is tough living life as a nurse for the soldiers. Last night one of your nurse died because of the disease. This disease have been spreading because of the food we eat. Now there is only 19 nurses left because some of the nurses keep dying because of the disease. Luckily I am not infected.

The weather here is very bad. It rains heavily. Our tents and blankets get soaked and we can’t go to sleep. Sometimes it gets very hot the mud gets dry and our blankets get stiff because the mud is dry on our blankets.

While the soldiers are at war we prepare the medicine and bandages for their injuries.

By the way how is Tom and Mara are they doing alright. Please pass my regards on  to those who knows me. Okay, hope to see you in a few years. Its time to go and help the soldiers now.

From:

Your loving Daughter:

Camille Afa