Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
Katharine Furse
Standard Name: Furse, Katharine
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October 1914: The first Voluntary Aid Detachment (under...
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October 1914
The first Voluntary Aid Detachment
(under Katharine Furse
) was sent to France, that is to the front, to feed and care for the wounded.
January 1915: Katharine Furse returned from France (where...
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January 1915
Katharine Furse
returned from France (where she had headed the first detachment of VADs sent to the front) to set up the Voluntary Aid Detachment
Headquarters at Devonshire House, London.
November 1917: Katharine Furse, having resigned as head...