From the archive: The fortunes of war
Janet Scott continues her series on the Friend and the first world war and writes about developments as Christmas 1917 drew near
In November 1917 the Friends’ Ambulance Unit (FAU) celebrated its third anniversary at Dunkirk. The First British Ambulance Unit for Italy, meanwhile, having completed its second year of service in August, was caught up in the Italian offensive. Two members of the Unit, Geoffrey Young and William Sessions, were wounded and both suffered leg amputations.
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