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Abstract
This paper shows how allied military nurses utilized female friendship during the Second World War. This study examines the experiences of nurses stationed in hospitals, field hospitals, ships, and prisoner of war camps. It examines how the nurses’ friendships functioned in the novel spaces they inhabited during the war. It further analyzes how expressions of femininity helped strengthen bonds among the nurses. It shows how comradery provided them with numerous benefits, such as emotional support, physical protection, and entertainment in otherwise traumatic circumstances. Lastly, it analyzes the relationship between friendship and memory by examining how the relationships between the nurses affected their transition into the post-war period and how they received recognition and preserved their memories of the war.