Sister Wakeford’s Christmas After Gallipoli
Sister Wakeford’s Last Gallipoli Diary Entry Sister Muriel Wakeford of the Australian Army Nursing Service spent most of 1915 nursing…
Gallipoli: news from a Ulysses nurse
Sister Muriel Wakeford, a nurse on the hospital ship Gascon, wrote short entries in her diary during November 1915. No…
War Writing – You couldn’t make it up
8 July War Writing – You couldn’t make it up One hundred years ago today, Sister Muriel Wakeford on board…
Putting Real People in a Gallipoli Novel
Putting Real People in a Gallipoli Novel The main characters in Gallipoli: Year of Love and Duty are entirely fictitious:…
Radio Interview for Gallipoli
I was very lucky this week to have a radio interview on the Chris Baxter Afternoon Show on BBC Radio…
What are the truths of Muriel’s diary?
13th February What are the truths of Muriel’s diary? In my last blog I mentioned that I’d seen inaccurate quotes…
Challenges of the Diary Format for a Novel Writer
9th March Challenges of the Diary Format for a Novel Writer Usually we write up a diary in the evening…