Today is Anzac day, the national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand. Anzac day is commemorated by both countries today, on 25 April, to honour members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who fought at Gallipoli in Turkey during World War I. It now more broadly commemorates all those who died and served in military operations for their countries.
The ANZACs called the nurses ‘front line angels.’
It took a long time to carry a wounded soldier to hospital because of the mud and cratered roads. To save time, some of the hospitals were built very close to the front line.
The nurses who worked in these hospitals were every bit as brave as the men. They too were cold and tired and sometimes their hospitals were bombed. But their job was to save lives. Many soldiers owe their lives to the ‘front-line angels’ who never left their side.
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