To find the exact uniform pattern for the British WW1 or Australian WW1 nurse it was very hard.
The most frequent or most possible uniforms are our standards.
there are much different pictures, showing a lot of different clothings. We based us upon Osprey's and some pics to make our repro's.
The British Army nurse, known as the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service (reserve) + The Territorial Army Nursing Service:
Represented in books:
Our British nurses:
On a WW1 picture:
King George visits the British nurses:
The insignia, NOT medals + must be on the right side, not left as medals.
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve:
The Territorial Army Nursing Service:
The story goes that British nurses didn't want to be associated with the Australian "peasant" girls. They were British ladies.
That's why British nurse distinguished theirselfs from the Australian nurse by wearing a grey - red cape.
The Australian Military nurses had red capes (like some British nurses in 1914 -1915).
The Australian nurse + VAD (Volonteer Aid Department):
Our British nurses:
King George visits the British nurses:
Our Australian nurses:
