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Medicine in Times of Need: Washington University and Barnes Hospital's WWI and WWII Medical Mission

Base Hospital 21 Officers and Nurses in London

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Title
Base Hospital 21 Officers and Nurses in London
Description
After members of Base Hospital 21 landed in Liverpool, the enlisted men were sent to Blackpool for training. The officers and nurses were sent to London for a two-week conditioning course on the medical tragedies of war. The officers and nurses were also invited to a number of receptions, teas, and theater performances while in London.
Is Part Of
Base Hospital 21 Photographs and Drawings
Rights Holder
Bernard Becker Medical Library, Washington University in St. Louis
Site pages
World War 1