In 1915 Nona Hildyard was a nurse on board the transport ship Marquette, sailing from Alexandria to Salonika. On October 23rd 1915 the ship was hit by a German torpedo and sunk with the loss of...
Frances Hodgkins has caught the anxiety and vulnerability of this refugee family, mirroring the situation of many Belgians who, during World War I, made their way to Britain. They were billeted...