White Ship – Red Crosses

When:
13/10/2022 @ 7:30 pm
2022-10-13T19:30:00+01:00
2022-10-13T19:45:00+01:00
Where:
Woodcote Village Hall

White Ship - Red Crosses – A British Hospital Ship at War

By Author and Falklands War veteran Nicci Pugh
This inspiring, informative & fascinating presentation illustrates the role of a modern-day floating hospital ship working 8,000 miles from home in the South Atlantic Ocean during The Falklands War.
Presenter Nicci Pugh, who served throughout the Falklands War as a Trauma Operating Theatre Sister on board Her Majesty’s Hospital Ship Uganda relays the history in a sensitive & thoughtful delivery, covering all aspects, from helicopter evacuation of casualties from the battlefields ashore & at sea, to the repatriation of recovering patients to UK by sea & air.
The talk completes with up-to-date images of The Falkland Islands today, which include excellent shots of the rare black-browed albatross nesting off remote West Falkland Islands.

“We heard that HMS Sheffield had been sunk… and we all knew our services were now urgently required.”

Listen to Nicci talking about her experiences on BBC Radio Devon