Britain's civilian volunteers; . Officer. ? Ordinary Member. Uniforms for Voluntary Aid Workers. WOEK IN FEENCH HOSPITALS 217 and reflected great credit on the organisation ofthe French people who were at the head of it. We were shown a very beautiful old paintedchamber, and various other rooms filled with fineold furniture, which were carefully locked fromgeneral view. An Ancient Abbey. A fine Abbey not very far from the French fir-ing line has been staffed almost entirely fromthe beginning of the war by English people, andin the Verdun district there are several bigFrench Hospitals en
Britain's civilian volunteers; . Officer. ? Ordinary Member. Uniforms for Voluntary Aid Workers. WOEK IN FEENCH HOSPITALS 217 and reflected great credit on the organisation ofthe French people who were at the head of it. We were shown a very beautiful old paintedchamber, and various other rooms filled with fineold furniture, which were carefully locked fromgeneral view. An Ancient Abbey. A fine Abbey not very far from the French fir-ing line has been staffed almost entirely fromthe beginning of the war by English people, andin the Verdun district there are several bigFrench Hospitals entirely run by British menand women. It is interesting to know that in many cases thefully trained Sisters who are working amongstthe French are Canadians and Australians, sothat the Entente is spreading its influence far be-yond the United Kingdom, and is stretching awayto the furthest corners of our Greater Dominions. Englishmen who are over military age or arephysically unfit have been working in these Hos-pitals from the ve
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