Dymock 100 Years Remembered (Announce)
Dymock 100 Years Remembered
A display will be held 2 July at 2pm in Dymock Village Hall.
I have photocopies of WW1 posters ready to go but have a query with one.
It shows three young women in long white aprons and the message is: -
V.A.D. Nursing members, Cooks, Maids, Clerks, House maids, Ward-maids, Laundresses, Motor-Drivers, ETC. ARE URGENTLY NEEDED
What does V.A.D. stand for?
Dymock 100 Years Remembered
by gwrmad 
, Caister on Sea Norfolk, Wednesday, June 22, 2016, 10:05 (3078 days ago) @ nimrod
Voluntary Aid Detachment .:D
Dymock 100 Years Remembered, V.A.D.s
by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Wednesday, June 22, 2016, 12:28 (3078 days ago) @ gwrmad
This excellent website gives more info and history about the V.A.D. and other early nursing organisations. Their volunteer members became known as "VADs".
http://www.scarletfinders.co.uk/181.html
With direct reference to the VADs of the First World War, also see
http://www.redcross.org.uk/About-us/Who-we-are/History-and-origin/First-World-War/Volun...
This webpage about life in Dymock during WW1 mentions the Red Cross Society, and a Mr. A. CHEW of Callow Farm, Dymock.
http://www.old-ledbury.co.uk/ww1/ww1Dymock.htm
Good luck Nimrod with this worthwhile event, I wish I was able to attend, I'm sure it will be very interesting. I guess one of your posters looks like this,
http://themoment.press/1916-remembered/
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If anyone is interested in researching WW1 nurses and their colleagues, then this prior post of mine may help. Please follow the link then track down to the last post.
http://www.forest-of-dean.net/fodmembers/index.php?mode=thread&id=43018