Yvonne FitzRoy wrote a book, with this title, about her experiences as an Orderly serving with the London Unit of the Scottish Women's Hospital in Rumania and Russia. Seventy-five women sailed from Liverpool to Archangel on 30 Aug 1916. Miss FitzRoy arrived back in London on the 7 Jun 1917. The Chief Medical Officer, Dr Elsie Inglis, arrived back in Newcastle on 24 Nov 1917, and died two days later. In total 102 women and two men served in this mission, some for the whole time, others replacing those who returned home -- but who were they?
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British Army Nurse French Red Cross
Other Empire Force Nurse Scottish Women's Hospitals [British Committee, French Red Cross] London Unit ( Russia/Roumania)
Other Empire Force Nurse Scottish Women's Hospitals [British Committee, French Red Cross] London Unit ( Russia/Roumania)
Born 1891
Died 1957
Other Empire Force Driver Scottish Women's Hospitals [British Committee French Red Cross] London Unit ( Russia/Roumania)
British Army Young Mens Christian Association
Other Empire Force Orderly Scottish Women's Hospitals [British Committee French Red Cross] London Unit ( Russia/Roumania)
Other Empire Force Orderly Scottish Women's Hospitals [British Committee French Red Cross] London Unit ( Russia/Roumania)
Born 1885
Died 1970
Other Empire Force Orderly Scottish Women's Hospitals [British Committee French Red Cross] London Unit ( Russia/Roumania)
Born 1886
British Army Cook French Red Cross
Other Empire Force Cook Scottish Women's Hospitals [British Committee French Red Cross] London Unit ( Russia/Roumania)
British Army Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
Other Empire Force Orderly French Red Cross
Born 1898
British Army Driver French Red Cross
Born 1888
Died 1918
British Army Nurse French Red Cross
Other Empire Force Nurse Scottish Women's Hospitals [British Committee French Red Cross] London Unit ( Russia/Roumania)
British Army Assistant Nurse Territorial Force Nursing Service 1st Western General Hospital, Fazakerley, Liverpool
Other Empire Force Nurse French Red Cross
Other Empire Force Nurse Scottish Women's Hospitals [ French Red Cross] London Unit ( Russia/Roumania)
Born 1868
British Army 24 Private Australian Volunteer Hospital
British Army 24 Driver French Red Cross
Other Empire Force Chauffeur (Driver) Scottish Women's Hospitals [British Committee French Red Cross] London Unit ( Russia/Roumania)
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Other Empire Force Nurse French Red Cross
Other Empire Force Nurse Scottish Women's Hospitals [British Committee French Red Cross] London Unit ( Russia/Roumania)
Born 1881
Died 1969
British Army Driver French Red Cross
British Army Chauffeur Scottish Womens Hospital
Other Empire Force Orderly Scottish Women's Hospitals [British Committee French Red Cross] London Unit ( Russia/Roumania)
Other Empire Force Dispenser Scottish Women's Hospitals [British Committee French Red Cross] London Unit ( Russia/Roumania)
British Army Doctor French Red Cross
Other Empire Force Doctor Scottish Women's Hospital
British Army Driver French Red Cross
British Army 340 Driver First Aid Nursing Yeomanry
Born 1878
Died 1948
British Army Worker and Orderly Serbian Relief Fund
British Army Acting Commandant Hampshire Regiment
Other Empire Force Transport Officer Scottish Women's Hospitals [British Committee French Red Cross] London Unit
British Army Chauffeur French Red Cross