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Elsie & Mairi go to war

When they met at a motorcycle club in 1912, Elsie was a 30-year-old divorcee dressed in leathers, and Mairi was an 18-year-old mechanic. Little did they know, theirs was to become one of the most extraordinary stories of the First World War.

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  • "When they met at a motorcycle club in 1912, Elsie Knocker was a thirty year-old motorcycling divorcee dressed in bottle-green Dunhill leathers, and Mairi Chisholm was a brilliant eighteen-year old mechanic, living at home and borrowing tools from her brother. Little did they know, theirs was to become one of the most extraordinary stories of the First World War. In 1914, they roared off to London 'to do their bit', and within a month they were in the thick of things in Belgium driving ambulances to distant military hospitals. Frustrated by the number of men dying of shock in the back of their vehicles, they set up their own first-aid post on the front line in the village of Pervyse, near Ypres, risking their lives working under sniper fire and heavy bombardment for months at a time. As news of their courage and expertise spread, the 'Angels of Pervyse' became celebrities, visited by journalists and photographers as well as royals and VIPs. Glamorous and influential, they were having the time of their lives."
  • "When they met at a motorcycle club in 1912, Elsie was a 30-year-old divorcee dressed in leathers, and Mairi was an 18-year-old mechanic. Little did they know, theirs was to become one of the most extraordinary stories of the First World War."@en
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  • "The incredible story of two courageous and spirited women who were the only female participants to serve on the Western Front during World War I When they met at a motorcycle club in 1912, Elsie Knocker was a thirty year-old motorcycling divorcee dressed in bottle-green Dunhill leathers, and Mairi Chisholm was a brilliant eighteen-year old mechanic. Little did they know that theirs was to become one of the most extraordinary stories of World War I. In 1914, they roared off into the thick of things in Belgium, driving ambulances to distant military hospitals. Frustrated by the number of men dying of shock in the back of their vehicles, they set up their own first-aid post on the front line in the village of Pervyse, near Ypres, risking their lives working under sniper fire and heavy bombardment for months at a time. As news of their courage and expertise spread, the "Angels of Pervyse" became celebrities, but returning home and adjusting to peacetime life was to prove more challenging than even the war itself."@en
  • "When they met at a motorcycle club in 1912, Elsie Knocker was a 30-year-old motorcycling divorcee dressed in leathers, & Mairi Chisholm was a brilliant 18-year-old mechanic, living at home borrowing tools from her brother. Little did they know, theirs was to become one of the most extraordinary stories of the First World War."
  • "When they met at a motorcycle club in 1912, Elsie Knocker was a thirty-year-old divorcee, and Mairi Chisholm was a brilliant eighteen-year old mechanic living at home. In 1914, they roared off to London "to do their bit" for the war effort, and within a month they were in Belgium driving ambulances. Frustrated by men dying of shock in their vehicles, they set up their own first-aid post on the front line in the village of Pervyse, near Ypres, risking their lives under sniper fire and heavy bombardment. As news of their courage and expertise spread, the "Angels of Pervyse" became celebrities. Glamorous and influential, they were having the time of their lives, and for four years Elsie and Mairi and stayed in Pervyse until they were nearly killed by gas. But returning home and adjusting to peacetime life--and the role of women in British society--was to prove more challenging than the war.--From publisher description."@en

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  • "Elsie and Mairi go to war : two extraordinary women on the western frontline"
  • "Elsie and Mairi go to war : two extraordinary women in the western front"
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  • "Elsie and Mairi Go to War. ; Two Extraordinary Women on the Western Front"@en
  • "Elsie & Mairi Go to War"
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  • "Elsie and Mairi go to war : two extraordinary women on the Western Front"@en
  • "Elsie and Mairi go to war : two extraordinary women on the Western Front"
  • "Elsie and Mairi Go to War Two Extraordinary Women on the Western Front"@en
  • "Elsie and Mairi go to war two extraordinary women on the Western Front"@en
  • "Elsie and Mairi go to war two extraordinary women on the Western Front"
  • "Eslie and Mairi go to war : two extraordinary women on the Western Front"

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