This shipping trunk can be found nestled amongst the Accoutrements and Social History’s luggage collection. The trunk is a notable object of fine craftsmanship itself, but it has added significance because we know it was used by one of New Zealand’s nurses during World War I. The trunk belonged to 22/542 Staff Nurse Florence de Lisle who trained in Napier before leaving New Zealand during the war. She cared for soldiers in both Egypt and England during and following World War I.
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