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2 unusual facts about Voluntary Aid Detachment


Michie Hospital

The Michie Hospital was a Voluntary Aid Detachment hospital set up during the First World War at 184 Queens Gate, London, England to treat wounded soldiers.

Women shall not Weep

One soldier she gives a cigarette dies minutes later, with the cigarette still in his mouth, and Georgina immediately volunteers to be a VAD nurse and soon starts training.


Mary Stevenson

She was a commandant of No. 750 Voluntary Aid Detachment during the Second World War, and was awarded a citation from the Duchess of Gloucester in her capacity as spouse of the Governor-General.


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