No women landed at Gallipoli during the Gallipoli
campaign of World War 1. However, many New Zealand women served nearby on
the Maheno, a New Zealand hospital ship which treated injured
and ill soldiers and transported them to the Greek islands of
Lemnos and Imbros and to Alexandria in Egypt. (The other New Zealand hospital
ship, the Marama, was not involved at Gallipoli.)
Many New Zealand nurses were also stationed at hospitals in
Egypt and England.
Nurses on hospital ship the Maheno
Hospital ships (nzhistory.govt.nz) The Maheno
transported many wounded soldiers from Anzac Cove to the Greek
islands of Lemnos and Imbros. The Marama did not
carry soldiers directly from Anzac Cove as it commenced service
AFTER the Gallipoli evacuation.
Hospital ships: Civilians at Gallipoli (nzhistory.govt.nz) The nurses' conditions on board the Maheno and role in the
transporting of soldiers to hospitals.
New Zealand's unsung WW1 heroes (radionz.co.nz) New
Zealand nurses on the Maheno in Anzac Cove were within
gunfire range of the Turks (although the Turks respected the
Maheno's role as a hospital ship).
There appears to be very little documentation specifcally about the
New Zealand nurses' experience at the hospitals on the Greek islands
of Lemnos and Imbros. However, information on the following page
about AUSTRALIAN nurses' experience on Lemnos may be helpful in
decribing the conditions faced by all the nurses: The nurses' experience of Gallipoli from their letters
(dva.gov.au) (Scroll down.)
You might also find
useful our page on Australian women
and Gallipoli, particularly the following sections: -
Nurses on Lemnos - TV drama: ANZAC Girls
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