Alfreda Jenness Atrill Photo Gallery

Alfreda Attrill Collection

These objects are part of the Alfreda Attrill collection on display at HSC Archives/Museum.

Alfreda Attrill’s WWI Nursing Uniform
Alfreda Attrill’s navy blue WWI Nursing Military Uniform with 2 Canadian Medical Corps Officer collar pins, 11 round brass Canadian Medical Corps buttons, 2 brass pins shaped to form “1 Canada”, 4 brass shoulder pins encircled by golden leaves with a hint of red and turquoise in raised centre, and Felt belt with brass buckle depicting British coat of arms
Alfreda Attrill's nursing veil
Alfreda Attrill’s nursing veil
Alfreda Attrill’s pins and military medals
Alfreda Attrill’s pins and military medals including: 2 medal ribbon bars; Great War veterans pin; 2 gold Canadian Medical Corps buttons; CEF War Service badge; British war medal; Victory medal; King George V Silver Jubilee medal
Alfreda Attrill’s brown leather nurse’s chatelaine with silver case and 4 instruments
Alfreda Attrill’s brown leather nurse’s chatelaine with silver case and 4 instruments
St. John’s Ambulance brass labels
St. John’s Ambulance brass labels linked together, each bearing the number 166455 and a year ranging from 1918-1934. Fourteen of the labels have “H.N.” [Home Nursing] on them, 1 has an “S”[Sanitation], and the other has “H.H.” [Home Hygiene]
St. John’s Ambulance brass links with years
St. John’s Ambulance brass links with a year on each ranging from 1917 to 1934

Alfreda Attrill War Hospital Diary, 1915

Alfreda Attrill's journal pages
Alfreda Attrill’s journal page 1
Alfreda Attrill's journal pages
Alfreda Attrill’s journal pages 2-3
Alfreda Attrill's journal pages
Alfreda Attrill’s journal pages 4-5
Alfreda Attrill's journal pages
Alfreda Attrill’s journal pages 6-7
Alfreda Attrill's journal pages
Alfreda Attrill’s journal pages 8-9
Alfreda Attrill's journal pages
Alfreda Attrill’s journal pages 10-11
Alfreda Attrill's journal pages
Alfreda Attrill’s journal pages 12-13
Alfreda Attrill's journal pages
Alfreda Attrill’s journal pages 14-15
Alfreda Attrill's journal pages
Alfreda Attrill’s journal pages 16-17
Alfreda Attrill's journal pages
Alfreda Attrill’s journal pages 18-19
Alfreda Attrill's journal pages
Alfreda Attrill’s journal pages 20-21
Alfreda Attrill's journal pages
Alfreda Attrill’s journal pages 22-23
Alfreda Attrill's journal pages
Alfreda Attrill’s journal pages 24-25
Alfreda Attrill's journal pages
Alfreda Attrill’s journal pages 26-27

France

Boche Cemetery at Cambria, France
Boche Cemetery at Cambria, France
[Nursing sisters and soliders] Le Touquet, France
[Nursing sisters and soliders], Le Touquet, France
Hotel du Rhine, Amiens, France
Hotel du Rhine, Amiens, France
Locality 54 Vimy Ridge War Memorial
Locality 54 Vimy Ridge War Memorial. This is now in Winnipeg in Vimy Ridge Memorial Park, Wolseley area. Photo taken in France.
Ruins [Arras Cathedral], France
Ruins [Arras Cathedral], France
Canadian cemetery at Vimy, France
Canadian cemetery at Vimy, France
Montreuil, Allied Headquarters, France
Montreuil, Allied Headquarters, France
AJA [Alfreda Jenness Attrill] tending to a patient at Le Touquet. France
AJA [Alfreda Jenness Attrill] tending to a patient at Le Touquet, France
Road in Vimy, France
Road in Vimy, France
Arras, [Arras Cathedral, France]
Arras, [Arras Cathedral, France]
[Left to right: unidentified nursing sister, soldier and nursing sister Alfreda Attrill] Le Touquet, France, 1916
[Left to right: unidentified nursing sister, soldier and nursing sister Alfreda Attrill], Le Touquet, France, 1916
Ruins of Arras, France
Ruins of Arras, France
Montreuil, France
Montreuil, France
French soldiers in forest
“The surroundings in which the French Armies fought in Alsace. Soldiers at a Camp Fire.” [French War Office Official Photograph. Authorised for Publication. Issued by Newspaper Illustrations LTD.]
Ruins [Arras Cathedral], France
Ruins [Arras Cathedral], France
Dugouts in a shell hole at Vimy, France
Dugouts in a shell hole at Vimy, France
[Albertville, France]
View of Albert. [Probably Albertville, France]
Sign pointing to “Petit Vimy,” France
Sign pointing to “Petit Vimy,” France
Soldier and plane, France
Soldier and plane, France
Canadian Cemetery at Etaples, France
Canadian Cemetery at Etaples, France
Ruins [Arras Cathedral], France
Ruins [Arras Cathedral], France

No. 5 Canadian General Hospital (Salonika)

These photographs were taken while Alfreda Attrill was stationed at No. 5 Canadian General Hospital in Salonika.

Enroute to Macedonia in 1916 [Alfreda Attrill standing second from right.]
Enroute to Macedonia in 1916 [Alfreda Attrill standing second from right.]
AJA [Alfreda Jenness Attrill standing second from right] and others. Enroute to Macedonia, 1916
AJA [Alfreda Jenness Attrill standing second from right] and others. Enroute to Macedonia, 1916
Salonika Harbour, Thessaloniki, Macedonia
Salonika Harbour, Thessaloniki, Macedonia
[Unidentified Nursing Sisters in Macedonia.]
[Unidentified Nursing Sisters in Macedonia.]
[Alfreda Attrill standing outside an Officer’s] Hut, Salonika/Thessaloniki, Macedonia
[Alfreda Attrill standing outside an Officer’s] Hut, Salonika/Thessaloniki, Macedonia
Afternoon tea outside of Officer’s Hut at #5 CGH [Canadian General Hospital], Macedonia, 1917
Afternoon tea outside of Officer’s Hut at #5 CGH [Canadian General Hospital], Macedonia, 1917
Patients in Sister Burpee’s Hut, #5 [Canadian] Gen. [General Hospital], Macedonia, 1917
Patients in Sister Burpee’s Hut, #5 [Canadian] Gen. [General Hospital], Macedonia, 1917
Officers Hut #5 Canadian General Hospital, Salonika 1917.
Officers Hut #5 Canadian General Hospital, Salonika 1917. [Sister Hudson standing. Orderly Varley of Dauphin in the distance?], Macedonia
Salonika Officer’s Huts. Salonika/Thessaloniki, Macedonia
Salonika Officer’s Huts. Salonika/Thessaloniki, Macedonia
Barracks/Hospital. Salonika/Thessaloniki, Macedonia
Barracks/Hospital. Salonika/Thessaloniki, Macedonia
Sisters sitting room
Sisters sitting room [Mess] #5 C.G.H. [Canadian General Hospital] Salonika 1917. Salonika/Thessaloniki, Macedonia
[Costume] Party garb, #5 CGH, [Canadian General Hospital] Salonika/Thessaloniki, Macedonia
[Costume] Party garb, #5 CGH, [Canadian General Hospital] Salonika/Thessaloniki, Macedonia
Canadian [Nursing] Sister reinforcements to #4 and #5 Can. [Canadian] General Hospitals. [Alfreda Attrill seated on the left.] Salonika/Thessaloniki, Macedonia
Canadian [Nursing] Sister reinforcements to #4 and #5 Can. [Canadian] General Hospitals. [Alfreda Attrill seated on the left.] Salonika/Thessaloniki, Macedonia
Sisters on [transport ship] Aragon returning from Salonika/Thessaloniki, Macedonia
Sisters on [transport ship] Aragon returning from Salonika/Thessaloniki, Macedonia
German Plane 1 [White Tower of Thessaloniki, Macedonia]
German Plane 1 [White Tower of Thessaloniki, Macedonia]
Boys of this unit at drill [Macedonia]
Boys of this unit at drill [Macedonia]
When an incendiary bomb ships in Salonika Harbour. Thessaloniki, Macedonia
When an incendiary bomb ships in Salonika Harbour. Thessaloniki, Macedonia
Harvesting in Salonika. Thessaloniki, Macedonia
Harvesting in Salonika. Thessaloniki, Macedonia
Natives of Macedonia
Natives of Macedonia
Looking toward Salonika over French Aerodomes from #5 Canadian General Hospital, Salonika/Thessaloniki, Macedonia
Looking toward Salonika over French Aerodomes from #5 Canadian General Hospital, Salonika/Thessaloniki, Macedonia

Alfreda Attrill’s visit to Egypt

These photographs were taken by Alfreda Attrill while visiting Egypt on special leave in May 1916.

Nurses on leave in Cairo, 1916.
Our party in Cairo, May 1916. [Nursing sisters, including Alfreda Attrill] On special leave granted by Miss Drew.
Three nursing sisters, including [Alfreda Attrill], Egypt
Three nursing sisters, including [Alfreda Attrill], Egypt
Sphinx statue in Egypt
Sphinx statue in Egypt
Two men riding camels past a pyramid, Egypt
Two men riding camels past a pyramid, Egypt
Mosques at Citadel, Cairo
Mosques at Citadel, Cairo
On the Nile [river]
On the Nile
[Unidentified Nursing Sister taking a picture, Egypt]
[Unidentified Nursing Sister taking a picture, Egypt]
Sultan Hussain’s [Hussein Kamel] Mosque, Cairo
Sultan Hussain’s [Hussein Kamel] Mosque, Cairo
Deteriorating Sphinx, Egypt
Deteriorating Sphinx, Egypt
Potteries at Old Cairo, Egypt
Potteries at Old Cairo, Egypt

Malta

These photographs were taken in the spring of 1917 while Alfreda Attrill was in Malta recuperating from illness.

Group of unidentified men in front of Patient’s Mess [Malta]
Group of unidentified men in front of Patient’s Mess [Malta]
Dragonara, Malta
Dragonara, Malta
Unidentified soldiers on veranda [Malta]
Unidentified soldiers on veranda [Malta]
Married Quarters, Inner Courts, St. George’s, Malta
Married Quarters, Inner Courts, St. George’s, Malta
St. George’s Bay from the Hospital, Malta
St. George’s Bay from the Hospital, Malta
St. George’s Hospital, Malta
St. George’s Hospital, Malta
Group of Goats [Malta]
Group of Goats [Malta]
Governors Palace, San Antonio, Malta
Governors Palace, San Antonio, Malta
Fishing at St. George’s Bay, Malta
Fishing at St. George’s Bay, Malta
Malta Railway Station, Valetta
Malta Railway Station, Valetta
Married Quarters, St. George’s, Pembrooke, Malta
Married Quarters, St. George’s, Pembrooke, Malta
Statuary Dragonara. [Statuary Neptune, Inner Court, Dragonara], Malta
Statuary Dragonara. [Statuary Neptune, Inner Court, Dragonara], Malta
Fountain, San Antonio Garden [San Anton Gardens], Malta
Fountain, San Antonio Garden [San Anton Gardens], Malta
St. George’s Bay, Malta
St. George’s Bay, Malta
St. George’s Administration and Married Quarters, Malta
St. George’s Administration and Married Quarters, Malta
St. Joseph’s, Misida, Malta
St. Joseph’s, Misida, Malta
Rosa Villa, Malta
Rosa Villa, Malta
Dghajsa [Maltese water taxi] Slovenia side of Bay, Malta
Dghajsa [Maltese water taxi] Slovenia side of Bay, Malta
Porta Reale, Malta
Porta Reale, Malta
St. Paul’s Valletta [Marsamuscetto], [Marsamxett Harbour, Malta]
St. Paul’s Valletta [Marsamuscetto], [Marsamxett Harbour, Malta]
[Sliema] harbour, Malta
[Sliema] harbour, Malta
Maltese Bay, Malta
Maltese Bay, Malta
St. Julian’s Bay, Malta
St. Julian’s Bay, Malta

England

AJA [Alfreda Jenness Attrill] at Bishop’s Dale, Buxton, England, 1919
AJA [Alfreda Jenness Attrill] at Bishop’s Dale, Buxton, England, 1919
[Alfreda Attrill] Among the Poppies, Bishop’s Dale, Buxton
[Alfreda Attrill] Among the Poppies, Bishop’s Dale, Buxton
A.D. Allan, RRC [Royal Red Cross?] in gown, Buxton, England, March 18, [1918]
A.D. Allan, RRC [Royal Red Cross?] in gown, Buxton, England, March 18, [1918]
The Matrons and Sisters with the Duke of Connaught. June 1918, Buxton
The Matrons and Sisters with the Duke of Connaught. June 1918, Buxton
Three Nursing Sisters, including Alfreda Jean Attrill [right] in Buxton, England
Three Nursing Sisters, including Alfreda Jean Attrill [right] in Buxton, England
The party at Peacock [Inn], England
The party at Peacock [Inn], England
Funeral Procession. Padre Major Hooper’s Gun Carriage, Pall Bearers, [Nursing] Sisters, Officers and other ranks, England
Funeral Procession. Padre Major Hooper’s Gun Carriage, Pall Bearers, [Nursing] Sisters, Officers and other ranks, England
Six Nursing Sisters – Collius, Eastwood, [Ethel] Bayliss, Forrester, Bishop, Johnson, Dec 25, 1918, Buxton Palace, England
Six Nursing Sisters – Collius, Eastwood, [Ethel] Bayliss, Forrester, Bishop, Johnson, Dec 25, 1918, Buxton Palace, England
Inspection by Duke of Connaught before C.D.D. 1918, England
Inspection by Duke of Connaught before C.D.D. 1918, England
Duck pond in the gardens, Buxton, Spring 1918 England
Duck pond in the gardens, Buxton, Spring 1918 England
Gloucester, England
Gloucester, England
A group of [Nursing] Sisters at Bishop’s Dale, Buxton, 1918, England
A group of [Nursing] Sisters at Bishop’s Dale, Buxton, 1918, England
The Terrace, Buxton, England
The Terrace, Buxton, England
[Nursing sisters] Edith and [Cluill] in Church Yard, Bakewell, England
[Nursing sisters] Edith and [Cluill] in Church Yard, Bakewell, England
[Alfreda Attrill] Taken at Buxton February 1918, England
[Alfreda Attrill] Taken at Buxton February 1918, England
Mrs. McLeod, Miss Fogarty [England?]
Mrs. McLeod, Miss Fogarty [England?]
Bishop Hooper’s Memorial, Gloucester, England
Bishop Hooper’s Memorial, Gloucester, England
Civil Hospital, Buxton, England
Civil Hospital, Buxton, England
Horse race. [Nursing] sisters and officers, July 1, 1918, England
Horse race. [Nursing] sisters and officers, July 1, 1918, England
Officer patients and [nursing] sisters at a [?] in the country near Buxton 1918, England
Officer patients and [nursing] sisters at a [?] in the country near Buxton 1918, England
Ashwood Dale Road, Buxton in the Distance, England
Ashwood Dale Road, Buxton in the Distance, England
The old mill Ashwood Dale, England
The old mill Ashwood Dale, England
Massage [Nursing] Sisters, Granville Special Hospital. Buxton, England [1918]
Massage [Nursing] Sisters, Granville Special Hospital. Buxton, England [1918]
Bishopsdale, Buxton, where billeted 1918, England
Bishopsdale, Buxton, where billeted 1918, England
Sisters Hudson, Muirat, Attrill on step #1, Rochester Terrace, Buxton Mar. 1918, England
Sisters Hudson, Muirat, Attrill on step #1, Rochester Terrace, Buxton Mar. 1918, England
[Visiting] Solomon’s Temple, Buxton, March 1918, England
[Visiting] Solomon’s Temple, Buxton, March 1918, England
Officer patients and their [nursing] sisters including Miss Owen, masseuse. Buxton, June 1918. England
Officer patients and their [nursing] sisters including Miss Owen, masseuse. Buxton, June 1918. England
Bull-ith-Thorn Hotel, near Buxton – “Capt. C. Patterson’s party of 16 (class of August 1918). Nov. 16th., England
Bull-ith-Thorn Hotel, near Buxton – “Capt. C. Patterson’s party of 16 (class of August 1918). Nov. 16th., England
[Unidentified building with three nursing sisters walking by, England]
[Unidentified building with three nursing sisters walking by, England]
Grosvenor Hotel, our billet Buxton, England, 1918
Grosvenor Hotel, our billet Buxton, England, 1918
Near the Sacred Wells near Buxton, England
Near the Sacred Wells near Buxton, England
Pond with fountain near Thames embankment, England
Pond with fountain near Thames embankment, England
Building near Thames embankment. England
Building near Thames embankment. England
Building near Thames embankment. England
Building near Thames embankment. England
Building near Thames embankment. England
Building near Thames embankment, England
Thames embankment, England
Thames embankment, England
Garden near Thames embankment, England
Garden near Thames embankment, England
Kensington Park, London, [England]
Kensington Park, London, [England]
[Unidentified building with 3 women standing in front. England]
[Unidentified building with 3 women standing in front. England]
Peveril Castle, Castleton, Derbyshire, England
Peveril Castle, Castleton, Derbyshire, England
On way to Marlborough House for Tea [after Investiture at Buckingham Palace, 1918]
On way to Marlborough House for Tea [after Investiture at Buckingham Palace, 1918]
[Unidentified building, England.]
[Unidentified building, England.]
Ashwood Dale Road, England
Ashwood Dale Road, England
[Left to right:] Mrs. King Brown, Miss Hudson, Miss Merion, A.J. [Alfreda Jenness] Attrill. Buxton, May 1918, England.
[Left to right:] Mrs. King Brown, Miss Hudson, Miss Merion, A.J. [Alfreda Jenness] Attrill. Buxton, May 1918, England.
AJA [Alfreda Attrill, far right] and 4 others in Buxton, England
AJA [Alfreda Attrill, far right] and 4 others in Buxton, England
Greenwood, High Street, Buxton, England
Greenwood, High Street, Buxton, England
Captain Patterson in charge of Medical, England
Captain Patterson in charge of Medical, England
[Unidentified group at] Solomon Tower, Buxton. [Tower] built by a farmer in hard times after Napoleonic wars. Over the site of an ancient burial mound. England
[Unidentified group at] Solomon Tower, Buxton. [Tower] built by a farmer in hard times after Napoleonic wars. Over the site of an ancient burial mound. England
Canadian and American officers at Dominion Day sports, 1918. Buxton, England
Canadian and American officers at Dominion Day sports, 1918. Buxton, England
[Unidentified woman at Goyt’s Bridge, England]
[Unidentified woman at Goyt’s Bridge, England]
[Unidentified woman at Goyt’s bridge, England]
[Unidentified woman at Goyt’s bridge, England]
Goyt’s village, England
Goyt’s village, England
Goyt’s village, England
Goyt’s village, England
[Goyt] valley, England
[Goyt] valley, England
Tintern Abbey, England
Tintern Abbey, England
[Tintern Abbey, England]
[Tintern Abbey, England]

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