'My Beloved Poilus'
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'My Beloved Poilus' - Agnes Warner
Agnes Warner
'My Beloved Poilus'
EAN 8596547137009
DigiCat, 2022
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Table of Contents
Preface.
Introduction
My Beloved Poilus
Divonne-les-bains, France , August 2, 1914.
Divonne-Les-Bains, France. August 23, 1914.
October 25, 1914.
Paris , about February 15, 1915.
February 19, 1915.
February 28, 1915.
March 5, 1915.
March 7, 1915.
March 21, 1915.
March 26, 1915.
April 2, 1915.
April 10, 1915.
April 19, 1915.
April 25, 1915.
May 2, 1915.
May 9, 1915.
May 18, 1915.
May 29, 1915.
June 20, 1915.
June 22, 1915.
June 27, 1915.
July 4, 1915.
July 11, 1915.
July 17, 1915.
July 25, 1915.
August 1, 1915.
August 15, 1915.
August 23, 1915.
Sunday, August 29, 1915.
September 5, 1915.
September 11, 1915.
September 16, 1915.
September 19, 1915.
Paris , September 23, 1915.
Mobile No. 1, France, 1915.
October 3, 1915.
Mobile No. 1, November 7, 1915.
November 15, 1915.
November 28, 1915.
December 5, 1915.
December 26, 1915.
January 1, 1916.
January 16, 1916.
January 25, 1916.
January 30, 1916.
February 6, 1916.
February 22, 1916.
March 6, 1916.
March 12, 1916.
March 20, 1916.
March 29, 1916.
April 8, 1916.
April 11, 1916.
May 3, 1916.
Paris , May 24, 1916.
Divonne-Les-Bains , May 30, 1916.
Mobile No. 1, France, June 20, 1916.
June 25, 1916.
July 16, 1916.
July 29, 1916.
No. 3 Canadian Casualty Station, July 31, 1916.
Mobile No. 1, August 14, 1916.
August 28, 1916.
September 9, 1916.
October 1, 1916.
October 9, 1916.
January 1, 1917.
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When Florence Nightingale began her great work in the hospital wards at Scutari in 1854, she little realised how far-reaching would be the effect of her noble self-sacrificing efforts. Could she to-day visit the war-stricken countries of Europe she would be astonished at the great developments of the work of caring for the wounded soldiers which she inaugurated so long ago. Her fine example is being emulated to-day by hundreds of thousands of brave women who are devoting themselves to the wounded, the sick and the dying in countless hospital wards.
All too little is known of what these devoted nurses have done and are doing. Some day the whole story will be given to the world; and the hearts of all will be thrilled by stirring deeds of love and bravery. In the meantime it is pleasing and comforting to catch fleeting glimpses of a portion of the work as depicted in this sheaf of letters, now issued under the title of My Beloved Poilus,
written from the Front by a brave American nurse.
Two outstanding features give special merit to these letters. They were not written for publication, but for an intimate circle of relatives and friends. And because of this they are not artificial, but are free and graceful, with homely touches here and there which add so much to their value. Amidst the incessant roar of mighty guns; surrounded by the wounded and the dying; shivering at times with cold, and wearied almost to the point of exhaustion, these letters were hurriedly penned. No time had she for finely-turned phrases. Neither were they necessary. The simple statements appeal more to the heart than most eloquent words.
These letters will bring great comfort to many who have loved ones at the Front. They will tell them something of the careful sympathetic treatment the wounded receive. The glimpses given here and there, of the efforts made by surgeons and nurses alike to administer relief, and as far as possible to assuage the suffering of the wounded, should prove most comforting. What efforts are made to cheer the patients, and to brighten their lot, and what personal interest is taken in their welfare, are incidentally revealed in these letters. For instance, The men had a wonderful Christmas Day (1916). They were like a happy lot of children. We decorated the ward with flags, holly and mistletoe, and paper flowers that the men made, and a tree in each ward.
How these letters bring home to us the terrible tragedy that is going on far across the ocean. And yet mingled with the feeling of sadness is the spirit of inspiration which comes from the thought of those brave men who are offering themselves to maintain the right, and the devoted women who are ministering to their needs. Our heads bow with reverence, and our hearts thrill with pride, when we think of them. But we must do more than think and feel; we must do our part in supporting them and upholding their hands. They have given their all. They can do no more, and dare we do less?
St. John, N. B.,
February 19th, 1917.
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The writer of these letters, a graduate of McGill College, and the Presbyterian Hospital, New York, left New York in the Spring of 1914 with a patient, for the Continent, finally locating at Divonne-Les-Bains, France, near the Swiss border, where they were on August 1st, when war broke out. She immediately began giving her assistance in Red Cross
work, continuing same until the latter part of November, when she returned with her patient to New York—made a hurried visit to her home in St. John and after Christmas returned to again take up the work which these letters describe.
Ambulance Volant,
France.
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Divonne-les-bains, France,
August 2, 1914.
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Dear Mother:
The awful war we have all been dreading is upon us—France is Mobilizing. At five o’clock yesterday morning the tocsin sounded from the Mairie (village hall) and men, women, and children all flocked to hear the proclamation which the Mayor of the village read. It called upon all of military age—between twenty years