Scottish Women's Hospitals Fund flag day badge

Category

Library Item

Item no

39621

Title

Scottish Women's Hospitals Fund flag day badge

Description

A charity flag day badge for the Scottish Women's Hospital Fund which could be pinned on the donor's lapel.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1916

Size

3.8 x 2.7 cm

Type

Paper

When World War One broke out in August 1914, people clamoured to support the war effort. This included a movement which became known as the Scottish Women's Hospital. Originally intended to set up a hospital in Edinburgh to treat the returning war wounded, but they decided on a different approach, establishing field hospitals close to the action. They quickly formed a committee and started fundraising, managing to raise more than £5000 by the end of August 1914.

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