One hundred years ago, the Great War was reaching its climax in the great ‘Kaiser’s Offensive’ of 1918. The defeat of that offensive turned the tide in favour of the Allies and the path to victory finally opened, although at a terrible cost in human life.
The enormous casualties suffered by the British Army needed an equally enormous response from its medical services. The doctors, nurses, stretcher bearers, ambulance drivers and volunteers were the invisible heroes of that war.
Guernsey Museum marks the heroic efforts of these people in its new exhibition ‘Medical Services in the Great War’. This powerful exhibition uses original diaries and recollections to tell the story of those local men and women who dedicated themselves to helping the injured and dying during the war.
Away from the fighting in the trenches, the new exhibition takes visitors behind the lines, following a wounded British soldier’s journey towards recovery. It features original artefacts and documents as well as a reconstruction of a convalescence room.
The exhibition will be open from March 30th until June 10th. It can also be visited on selected Tuesday evenings, when the Museum will be screening a series of movies set during the Great War. Visitors will also be able to enjoy a new foyer display featuring props and costumes from the film The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Normal admission rates apply, but Discovery Pass holders and accompanying Children are admitted free.