Biographical Dictionary of Nurses from Ireland During the Second World War, 1939-1945

This resource, edited by Seán Graffin, provides a comprehensive list of those nurses born on the island of Ireland who made a significant contribution to the service effort during the Second World War, often risking their lives on the Home Front or on Battle Front lines in Europe or in the Pacific theatre.

This publication was produced in collaboration with The Royal College of Nursing NI. The project began in 2020 following the commemorations of the 75th anniversaries of Victory in Europe (VE) Day and Victory in Japan (VJ) Day, in order to identify those who had served in that war. As names were gathered, it became evident that many nurses, mostly women, from across Ireland applied to train in British hospitals and when qualified applied to enlist to support the war effort.