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Photograph (print)
Photograph of a convalescing First World War soldier wearing a sling and dressed in 'hospital blues'. Date and location unknown. Handwritten note on reverse reads 'Sgt Giggs A9'.
From a collection of photographs formerly belonging to Flora Phryswith Matthews of Ty Nant, St Fagans. Known as Phryswith, she was the daughter of Thomas Matthews, the village wheelwright. During the First World War, she served as a Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) nurse at the 3rd Western General Hospital in Cardiff.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
F2026.63.14
Historical Associations
Association Type:
Date: 1914 - 1918
Creation/Production
Role: Ffotograffydd | photographer
Period: 1914 - 1918
Acquisition
Donation, 6/10/2026
Techniques
Black and white (photograph)
Material
Paper (photographic)
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