Sudan Signal Tower (3 Viewers)

[Martin Tabony]

Martin

How about making some nurses for your Heritage Sudan line?

I wish you would do some Sudan camp scene figures as in the Paget illustration of nurses I posted below.

Randy

Strange you should say that I've got a bunch of figures here that could use nursing. A bit late for others though.

Martin

 

[PolarBear]

Martin


Here's a great photo of the nurses during the Boer War

That "boater" hat is pretty cool don't you think?

The Army Nursing Service was formed in 1881 and nurses accompanied the army on campaign in Egypt and the Sudan. In 1887 Princess Christian, Queen Victoria’s daughter, gave her name to the Army Nursing Service Reserve and the Princess Christian’s Army Nursing Service Reserve served with the British Army during the Anglo-Boer War. The force that went to South Africa was the largest ever sent abroad and nurses were desperately needed.

 

[Scarlet Pimpernel]

Martin


Here's a great photo of the nurses during the Boer War

That "boater" hat is pretty cool don't you think?

The Army Nursing Service was formed in 1881 and nurses accompanied the army on campaign in Egypt and the Sudan. In 1887 Princess Christian, Queen Victoria’s daughter, gave her name to the Army Nursing Service Reserve and the Princess Christian’s Army Nursing Service Reserve served with the British Army during the Anglo-Boer War. The force that went to South Africa was the largest ever sent abroad and nurses were desperately needed.

This is a great pic, Randy...where is it from? These nurses must have been really strong...look at that huge mug she's holding! Hmm...what color would you say their dresses are?

 

[PolarBear]

This is a great pic, Randy...where is it from? These nurses must have been really strong...look at that huge mug she's holding! Hmm...what color would you say their dresses are?

Very likely serge grey

Army Nursing Service Uniform

The Army Nursing Service uniform was introduced in 1888. The female only nurses wore a muslin cap, bonnet and veil. The nurses dress was a grey serge colour and had white linen cuffs and a white linen collar. Winter dresses were much heavier to give more warmth whilst the summer nursing dress was lighter so the members of the ANS could cope in the heat of countries like India.


picture from

http://www.ams-museum.org.uk/museum/qaranc-history/

 

[PolarBear]

This is a great pic, Randy...where is it from? These nurses must have been really strong...look at that huge mug she's holding! Hmm...what color would you say their dresses are?

It's a mini chamber pot I would guess

 

[PolarBear]

Strange you should say that I've got a bunch of figures here that could use nursing. A bit late for others though.

Martin

Photo of Victorian British Nurses from Boer War

Note boater hats and cricket bat


Princess Christian Army Nursing Reserve Sister Uniform
By the time of the Boer War in 1899 to 1902 uniform had to change to adapt to extreme heat so that nurses to cope with tending to the wounded. For example the Princess Christian Army Nursing Reserve Sister uniform was a long white starched dress which reached down the nurses shoes. The dress had long sleeves with starched cuffs and a starched collar. The white dress soon got dirty with the blood of the wounded and the dust blown off the ground, but the skin of each nurse was protected by the sun and the white helped to reflect the heat. Rather than wearing traditional nurses hats or caps the nurses of the Boer war wore straw boater type hats. A nurse in a clean uniform and hat could be mistaken for a typical English lady on a day out at the river and must have bought added comfort and happy memories to the troops a long way from home

 

[Scarlet Pimpernel]

It's a mini chamber pot I would guess

Thanks for all the info, Randy...I hope it's not a chamber pot...there is a spoon in it!

 

[Martin Tabony]

Thanks for all the info, Randy...I hope it's not a chamber pot...there is a spoon in it!

I seem to remember that she is supposed to be feeding beef broth (victorian penicillin) to a sick soldier.

Martin

 

[Martin Tabony]

Photo of Victorian British Nurses from Boer War

Note boater hats and cricket bat


Princess Christian Army Nursing Reserve Sister Uniform
By the time of the Boer War in 1899 to 1902 uniform had to change to adapt to extreme heat so that nurses to cope with tending to the wounded. For example the Princess Christian Army Nursing Reserve Sister uniform was a long white starched dress which reached down the nurses shoes. The dress had long sleeves with starched cuffs and a starched collar. The white dress soon got dirty with the blood of the wounded and the dust blown off the ground, but the skin of each nurse was protected by the sun and the white helped to reflect the heat. Rather than wearing traditional nurses hats or caps the nurses of the Boer war wore straw boater type hats. A nurse in a clean uniform and hat could be mistaken for a typical English lady on a day out at the river and must have bought added comfort and happy memories to the troops a long way from home

That lady like appearance hides just how tough these women were. I don't know if it was the same in America but in the days of proper nurses uniform, you could identify which hospital she had trained in by the way she folded her hat.

 

[PolarBear]

That lady like appearance hides just how tough these women were. I don't know if it was the same in America but in the days of proper nurses uniform, you could identify which hospital she had trained in by the way she folded her hat.

I read that the starched white aprons were believed to keep lice from crawling from the patient on to the nurse.

 

[Martin Tabony]

I read that the starched white aprons were believed to keep lice from crawling from the patient on to the nurse.

Lovely!

 

[kogu]

Martin

How about making some nurses for your Heritage Sudan line?

I wish you would do some Sudan camp scene figures as in the Paget illustration of nurses I posted below.

Randy

Martin,
if you would do what Randy suggests here, I'd be all in
That would be phantastic.
Konrad

 

[Russell]

Randy wrote,

I read that the starched white aprons were believed to keep lice from crawling from the patient on to the nurse.

Wow, with the bedbug scare, I've read about on the net, maybe we should all start wearing white aprons.

 

[The Lt.]

? What ever happen to the Signal Tower[/SIZE]

 

[mikemiller1955]

? What ever happen to the Signal Tower[/SIZE]

The bed bugs ate it...big as termites they are

 

[Martin Tabony]

The regimental museum has a scetch of a bed bug, done by an officer in the 1850s and described as "killed in single combat". That always amused me.

 

[GICOP]

Here is another picture of a lookout tower from the ILN

ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS MARCH 21 1885

THE WAR IN THE SOUDAN – ZEREBA AND ADVANCED REDOUBT NEAR SOUAKIM

Cheers

Martyn

 

[villagehorse]

This is my answer to this thanks to John Jenkins. It looks great. Very rustic looking tower appearing to be thrown up from surrounding gathered wood. Cheers, Robin.