Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service

Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service
Elsie Inglis and other members of the SWH
History
Founded1914
Closed1919

The Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Services (SWH) was founded in 1914. It was led by Dr Elsie Inglis and provided nurses, doctors, ambulance drivers, cooks and orderlies. By the end of World War I, 14 medical units had been outfitted and sent to serve in Corsica, France, Malta, Romania, Russia, Salonika and Serbia.

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