Investigating scotland’s early blood donors

Our little boy needed help but he was given a death sentence

The British merchant service was renamed the Merchant Navy after World War 1 to mark the vital role its sailors played in wartime. That role continued in World War 2 as merchant ships carried troops a

Women served in all three services from WWI onwards. They also served in support roles, such as the Women’s Land Army (in both wars), the Fire Services, Motor Drivers, Voluntary Aid Detachments and so

The British Red Cross and the Order of St John formed the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) in 1909 to provide volunteer humanitarian aid to military forces, particularly hospitals. When the First World

When I was aged 10, the farmers used to come round the schools to pick volunteers to work on the farms during the summer holidays, mainly to help bring in the harvest. The country was still building u

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