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Dr. Wendy Maddocks RN @nursinghistory.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Correspondence sent by NZANS Matron In chief Maclean to her Chief nurse Natron Thurston based in UK during WW1- concerns about the wellbeing of nurses #HistNursing @ukahn.bsky.social

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Teresa Doherty @dohertyta.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

From the @rcnhistory.bsky.social #NursesInRed #Wikipedia project Meet Helen Dey (1886–1968) CBE RRC Trained in #London Matron St Bartholomew's Hospital 1927-1949; RCN Council member 1930 to 1951 💙 #HistNursing #WomensHistory #WomenInRed en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Da...

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Dr. Wendy Maddocks RN @nursinghistory.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

A little Substack about my ww1 autograph book open.substack.com/pub/nursingh... more to explore !!

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Teresa Doherty @dohertyta.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

👋 slightly different but here's our current exhib - in London or online ‘Art of Nursing’ www.rcn.org.uk/library-exhi...

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The Art of Nursing | Library | Exhibitions | Royal College of Nursing

The Art of Nursing

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Dr. Wendy Maddocks RN @nursinghistory.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

@andrewjull.bsky.social connecting you with nurse historians in UK @ww1nursehistorian.bsky.social @dohertyta.bsky.social @ukahn.bsky.social - Andrew is a colleague here in NZ researching portrayal of nurses in art work & looking for connections 🙏

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Dr. Wendy Maddocks RN @nursinghistory.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

A small Substack looking more into the nurse’s autograph book- some mis translation by Google lens - any guesses what this address is. I need to find more about the French officers mentioned open.substack.com/pub/nursingh...

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Dr. Wendy Maddocks RN @nursinghistory.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This part of my friends blog talks about German nurse in WW1. ettlingenww1.blogspot.com/2014/08/this... #HistNursing

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This Week: Leutnant Felix Kiefer - A Venturing Spirit

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Dr. Wendy Maddocks RN @nursinghistory.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Im currently in Germany and was able to catch up with a history friend I met through @milwelfhist.bsky.social conference a couple of years ago. These global connections are wonderful🙏 here’s her blog - including some nursing ettlingenww1.blogspot.com

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First World War Commemoration Site Ettlingen, Germany

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Dr. Wendy Maddocks RN @nursinghistory.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Having a look through another digitised photo album held at the National Army Museum Archives (NZ) - what a first page! Accession number 1992.760

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Dr. Wendy Maddocks RN @nursinghistory.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I forgot to post this for international #cat day- Ship’s cat from HMHS Nevassa off Gallipoli WW1 - photo taken by NZANS Mabel Crook album held in National Army Museum Archives

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Dr. Wendy Maddocks RN @nursinghistory.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

A huge congratulations to @paulhuddie.bsky.social and co editors for the stunning volume on Military Welfare History excited to have my copy @milwelfhist.bsky.social

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Dr. Wendy Maddocks RN @nursinghistory.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

The local Manawatu History Journal is now available to order - details in the flyer #localhistory #palmerstonnorth #manawatu

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Dr. Wendy Maddocks RN @nursinghistory.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Looking forward to sharing my nursing history research at the Australasian Military Medicine conference in Sydney later in the year. I’ll be presenting on the impact of service & links to early death for nurses 2026.amma.asn.au #research #nursing #HistNursing @milwelfhist.bsky.social

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Dr. Wendy Maddocks RN @nursinghistory.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

A little Substack post with photos from the NZ Division in WW1 open.substack.com/pub/nursingh...

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Our Little Bit - the NZ Division in WW1

Archival Finds

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Dr. Wendy Maddocks RN @nursinghistory.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Some great images from a YMCA book for the NZEF - copy held in Auckland museum - not sure yet who nurses area #ww1 #HistNursing

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Dr. Wendy Maddocks RN @nursinghistory.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

A great opportunity to get your hands on this incredible volume - can’t wait to see it!

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Dr. Wendy Maddocks RN @nursinghistory.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I have decide to start using Substack to put some of my writing about war nurses - today I’ve started on the mysterious autograph book. If this is of interest please follow me there - I’m trialling Google lens to help with translation #HistNursing

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Dr. Wendy Maddocks RN @nursinghistory.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

1/2 Have some time for more #HistNursing Research & cane across some great snippets in the news papers. The 1st one very early in WW1 - 2 NZ nurses challenged by German Soldiers in Brussels paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/G...

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Dr. Wendy Maddocks RN @nursinghistory.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Lemnos is a Greek island in the Aegean & was a key hospital site in WW1 dealing with the wounded from Gallipoli as portrayed in the TV programme Anzac Girls. This is a medical kit from the museum on Portiano- Moudros harbour was full of blood, dead horses/mules & hospital ships -📸 mine 1918

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Kim A. Wagner @kimatiwagner.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

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Dr. Wendy Maddocks RN @nursinghistory.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Precious moments with these precious volumes. I own volume 2 paid a fortune thanks to a recommendation and to see the other 2 was very special

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Dr. Wendy Maddocks RN @nursinghistory.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

History always gives us something new to learn & a recent visit to the Auckland War Memorial museum gave me an opportunity to learn about the Ngapuhi nursing sisters in 1900. Determined Wahine ( women) www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/sto...

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Dr. Wendy Maddocks RN @nursinghistory.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

On this wet winter solstice I am working on the British WW1 nurse diary that links UK, France, Westcoast, Otaki & Palmerston North until it came to be in a collection in a Christchurch book shop. 😁I may be calling on history friends to help. Perfect listening to @oldfrontline.bsky.social

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Dr. Wendy Maddocks RN @nursinghistory.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

#HistNursing refound this in my collection- 1945 with great spread about NZANS in action. These journal are available digitally at Papers Past

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Dr. Wendy Maddocks RN @nursinghistory.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Now winter is coming it’s time to unravel the mysteries in the ww1 nurse diary I bought. She was British, worked in France & married a kiwi the intrigue for me is she live in the tiny town I grew up, & buried next to house I lived in Palmy North. I think I’ll make a blog. 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇳🇿

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Dr. Wendy Maddocks RN @nursinghistory.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

The full report I completed in 2025 for the Waitangi Tribunsl Kaupapa Enquiry is now available - while there have a look at the other incredible reports forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Docum...

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Jocke Hallberg - Battlefield Swede @battlefieldswede.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

A Swedish Message and a Kiwi Soldier: An Unanswered WWI Connection. In this case I received a card with a photo on the front and a text in Swedish on the back. The text was signed by a person called "Gustaf", and of course I wanted to investigate this further. 👇 www.westernfront.se/2026/04/07/a...

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Dr. Wendy Maddocks RN @nursinghistory.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

This will be an amazing volume to add to your collection. Can’t wait to see. Proud to have a chapter in it about welfare in WW1 for NZ nurses

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Debbie Cameron @debsadelight.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

#Alphabetchallenge #weekQforQueens This is the grave of EDITH ELLEN BARFORD, of the Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps. Edith died on 22nd July 1919, at the age of 23 #Womenshistory #WW1 My research is here livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/49...

Ellen’s grave. It was erected by the commonwealth war graves commission. It has flowers on it. She died in childbirth and her daughter died the day after. Ellen was in a paupers grave but the CWGC erected the headstone. Sadly her baby is buried somewhere else with no stone. My research is here

https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/4940870

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Dr. Wendy Maddocks RN @nursinghistory.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Loved logging into the @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social online conference overnight - a great line up of speakers with huge range of topics. 🙏

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Dr. Wendy Maddocks RN @nursinghistory.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

A very nice Anzac Day- weather was great, packed turnout for the Service at the Nurses’ Memorial Chapel. I shared more about my research into early deaths #HistNursing

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Dr. Wendy Maddocks RN @nursinghistory.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Today I visited the West Coast for work and squeezed in a visit to the tiny, historic Cemetery of Kumara where 2 WW1 nurses are commemorated. They lost their lives on The Marquette in 1915 -placed a poppy as it’s Anzac Day soon on 25 April

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Dr. Wendy Maddocks RN @nursinghistory.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Lovely graduation today celebrating our Grad entry Master Health Science Nursing > 50 walked across the stage www.odt.co.nz/star-news/st...

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Dr. Wendy Maddocks RN @nursinghistory.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Delighted a student has completed her Masters Thesis with distinction for her crucial work on death Literacy in young adults in Aotearoa New Zealand. She has helped start to better understand what death literacy means for this often neglected demographic. - great mahi! Link lnkd.in/exCWHKBa

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Dr. Wendy Maddocks RN @nursinghistory.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Anzac Day is fast approaching and I’m honoured to be giving the Anzac Day address at the Christchurch Nurses Memorial Chapel service honouring our past nurses #HistNursing

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Dr. Wendy Maddocks RN @nursinghistory.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

It was super fab to catch up with the wonderful 🇳🇿historian @moffski.bsky.social who is now based in Manchester- amazing research, do check out her work on Scottish women’s history +more!

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Dr. Wendy Maddocks RN @nursinghistory.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

1 thing I love about social media is connecting with other’s interests like @ninabake2.bsky.social - not my field but it makes me stop & notice things like the role of women in engineering - today at the Science & technology museum in Manchester 🙂 always learning 🔌⚡️

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Dr. Wendy Maddocks RN @nursinghistory.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

A nice visit to the Peoples History Museum in Manchester - free entry, can donate. @partizandulwich.bsky.social

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Dr. Wendy Maddocks RN @nursinghistory.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

I finally got to pay my respects to a special NZANS in Tidworth Military Cemetery- the only female from WW1- she died of influenza on the ‘death ship’ Tahiti, the captain thought nurses were frivolous. Her story is here nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/es… - almost couldn’t read headstone #HistNursing

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Dr. Wendy Maddocks RN @nursinghistory.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Beyond happy today in london letting our feet take us where ever & happened across the John Snow Pub at the site of the water pump, where Dr Snow discovered the Soho cholera outbreak stated #medhistory livinglondonhistory.com/the-story-of...

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Steve Marsdin @stevemarsdin.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

#FWWhist #History #1GM #FWW #Grande-Guerre #WW1

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Dr. Wendy Maddocks RN @nursinghistory.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Thrilled to be contacted by another family member of Sister Mabel Crook , subject of my book. They have this brass walking she night in Egypt. I think she mentions it in her diary . How wonderful to correspond with them 🙏

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Dr. Wendy Maddocks RN @nursinghistory.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Family grief & trauma for this 🇳🇿Westcoast family. Helena drowned on the Marquette, probably the unmade nurse buried in Thessaloniki, Charles killed 04/17 & Isabel killed her 1929 consumed by grief 😢😢😢😢 this next piece of research heartbreaking

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