Duchess of Sutherland, Lady Rosemary Leveson Gower and the Countess of Westmoreland.

Move your pointing device over the image to zoom to detail. If using a mouse click on the image to toggle zoom.
When in zoom mode use + or - keys to adjust level of image zoom.

Date:1914 - 1918 (c.)

Description:When the First World War broke out in 1914, Millie (Duchess of Sutherland) was amongst the first to establish a Red Cross Ambulance Unit in Belgium. Her unit developed into a British Red Cross Hospital Unit in France. She was awarded the Belgian Royal Red Cross, the French Croix de Guerre and the British Red Cross for her efforts during the conflict. She died in 1955.

Share:


Donor ref:D6578/15/189/14 (201/28391)

Source: Staffordshire County Record Office

Copyright information: Copyrights to all resources are retained by the individual rights holders. They have kindly made their collections available for non-commercial private study & educational use. Re-distribution of resources in any form is only permitted subject to strict adherence to the usage guidelines.