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The following Voluntary Aid Detachments have been officially recognised by the War Office under the new scheme: ..

... The following Voluntary Aid Detachments have been officially recognised by the War Office under the new scheme: No. Devon Women's V.A.D., Uommunda-nt Miss E- M. Forbes, M.8.E., and No. Devon Women's Y.A.D., Commandant Mrs. F King, organised the British ...

Published: Monday 19 January 1925
Newspaper: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 149 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

The National Lifeboat Institution spends over £250,000 a year on 220 stations. Twenty thousand women and men ..

... Lifeboat Institution spends over £250,000 a year on 220 stations. Twenty thousand women and men belong Red Cross and Voluntary Aid detachments, and there are 12,000 junior Eed Cross members. Tho old flags taken down from the Cenotaph are coveted by patriotic ...

Published: Wednesday 28 November 1928
Newspaper: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 60 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Devon

... Territorial Force and the Voluntary Aid Detachments; that the Council Territorial Force Associations be, therefore, begged to urge the War Office to formulate as soon as possible, proposals for the future the Voluntary Aid ...

Published: Wednesday 14 April 1920
Newspaper: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 326 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Territorials

... and training of Voluntary Aid Detachments the county when these halls are not required for use by the Territorial Army. The question of making representations to the War Office for the grant of allowances to Voluntary Aid ...

Published: Friday 26 September 1924
Newspaper: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 662 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

VOLUNTARY AID

... VOLUNTARY AID. DEYONSHIRE DETACHMENTS, The following is a list of Voluntary Aid Detachments registered in Devon during 192,5 undei- the War Office scheme far Voluntary ...

Published: Wednesday 23 December 1925
Newspaper: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 193 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE

... and 1,636 girls. The cadet movement is a recruiting agency to the Brigade of fully trained members. There are 248 voluntary aid detachments, with personnel of 418 men and 4,940 women. The approximate strength the St. John Ambulance Brigade oversea is 300 ...

Published: Monday 20 August 1928
Newspaper: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 170 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

TEE V.A.D

... ia»y be witluu their homes. .Voluntary Aid Detachment form part the VolniiMiry Reserve tfee Medical Services Grown, and would be required to these Services in the event of wax or other national emergency. The number Detachments registered at the War Office ...

Published: Wednesday 13 October 1926
Newspaper: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 159 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

V.A.D.s'

... \oluntary Aid Detachment Committee formed during the war to administer the Voluntary Aid Detachments. the light of experience then gained, and with view to the most economical use of the personnel, it ia now proposed to call upon the ...

Published: Saturday 03 February 1923
Newspaper: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 180 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

A War Medal for Red Cross Workers

... numerous-war, workers who have received no British deeoralion medal. Anion- entitled receive all of the or it-. Voluntary Aid Detachments who, during the War, gave a minimum unpaid service home or abroad of not less than thousand hours'. In the case of ...

Published: Monday 07 February 1921
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 170 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

TERRITORIALS

... the current year, wore considered. The appointment was announced 001. H. C. Woo]dridge, of as County Controller of Voluntary Aid Detachments in succession the Major J. S. C. Davis. Col. Wooldridge was also co-opted a member of the Association. It was resolved ...

Published: Thursday 23 September 1926
Newspaper: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 239 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

TERRITORIALS

... considered. The appointment wa« announced of Col. H. C. Wooldridge, Haighmoor, Topsham, as County Controller of Voluntary Aid Detachments in succession to the late Major J. S. C. Davis. Col. Wooldridge was also co-opted member of the Association. It was ...

Published: Friday 24 September 1926
Newspaper: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 245 | Page: 14 | Tags: none

Devonshire

... women's Voluntary Aid Detachments in the county. The Mason Cyp will be awarded the detachment obtains the highest total marks in ta) practical nursing; oral examination first aid and nursing; (c) cookery. The Fortescue Cup will to the ...

Published: Saturday 12 April 1924
Newspaper: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 272 | Page: 5 | Tags: none