Jessie was running her own private hospital in country WA when war broke out. The Australian Army very quickly made use of her skills and assigned her to a troop transport ship.

The nurses coped with not just with injuries but also with other debilitating diseases afflicting the soldiers. The conditions were difficult to say the least.

Narration Rhys Hughes. Voice of Jessie Adele Peirce. Written by Jeffrey Peirce.