From the archive: The FAU begins work
Janet Scott highlights the start of FAU work at the Front
In October 1914 tens of thousands of soldiers were making their way across the English Channel to fight on the Western Front. The Friends Ambulance Unit (FAU) had been established by this time and the first volunteers trained. Henry W Nevinson travelled to Dunkirk with the first party of volunteers. His account of the experience was published in the Friend.
‘From the very beginning we plunged into useful and vital work, more than enough to justify your organisation.
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