Author: paulre

In this year, Meg travels with No. 6 General Hospital, across Europe as the war draws to a close.

In this year, Meg joins No. 6 General Hospital, initially in Wales, then across the channel to France and beyond…

This year Meg’s first love affair is over, her father Leslie dies suddenly, and she continues to work as an Army doctor in Yorkshire.

This year there are lots of diary entries. Meg leaves Queen Mary’s Hospital Carshalton to join the Royal Army Medical Corps, and becomes romantically involved with two married men!

by Margaret Taylor, age 26-27 years January – November 1941 Meg qualifies as a Doctor, and starts her first job as House Surgeon at Queen Mary’s Hospital for children, Carshalton. This is still in the era before the N.H.S. was formed in 1948. Later she gets promoted to A.M.O. She shares her assessments of colleagues, […]

by Margaret Taylor, age 25 years June 23rd 1940 There’s only one entry this year, but quite a long one. Thoughts about war and morality. A lot of health issues in the family to worry about. Sunday, June 23rd, 1940 Musing about war and politics (same entry) Exam results disappoint (same entry) Worried about Jim […]