| British Red Cross Register of Overseas Volunteers 1914-1918 Contributor(s): None (Other) |
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ISBN: 1902366379 ISBN-13: 9781902366371 Publisher: Savannah Publications OUR PRICE: $66.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2014 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War I - Medical | Nursing - General - Reference | Genealogy & Heraldry |
| Dewey: 361 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (2.06 lbs) 390 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: During the Great War, voluntary medical assistance to British Forces was organised by the British Red Cross and the Order of St John. As the conflict escalated there was a shortage of medical assistance and ancillary services. The solution came with the creation of the General Service Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) which enabled those with little or no medical training to undertake more routine jobs - cooks, laundry maids, wardmaids, dispensers, drivers etc. This book is a reprint of the final, and largest, British Red Cross list giving information of over 18,000 women and men who were involved. It provides individual detail (name, rank, unit, destination) together with lists of Headquarters Staff, Commissioners and Representatives, and also a Roll of Honour |