Episode 4: 19th to 22nd September, 1914

In this episode, we gain insight into many aspects of Sister Nan Reay. She provides more details about the wounded and the living conditions in the nurses’ quarters. We hear how she manages when other nursing sisters are ill, her moments of assertiveness and her moments of empathy and sorrow.

When she refers to the padre, Mr.Sheppard, Nan Reay writes his full name in the margin: Mr. Sheppard, Canon Sheppard, St. Martins-in-the Field, London.

“Lay Down Your Arms” was a novel written by Baroness Bertha Von Suttner, a peace activist. 

World War 1 Timeline for Episode 4

From 22 September until end of November 1914, battlefields started to be established along the Western Front as each side tried to out manoeuvre each other in an attempt to gain more unoccupied ground. The Germans endeavour to capture more ground on their enemies’ northern flank as they try to reach Paris, resulting in a side stepping movement towards the Belgian coast and the Channel ports of Calais, Dunkirk, Ostend and Zeebrugge. This period of fighting has become known as “The Race to the Sea”. 

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