Sincerely, Ann Hamilton
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When Ann Hamilton volunteered to be a Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse in world war one, she fantasized about wild romance and adventure in the two months she would be there. Although the war lasted longer than anyone would have known, she did find what she was looking for, and much, much more. - This book is about Ann Hamilton, a Voluntary Aid Detachment (no former medicinal experience) Nurse in WW1. Included are four letters she wrote to her sister Theresa, back home in Alberta, Canada.
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