Medical care during WW1
The Red Cross provided vital medical care during WW1, from setting up field hospitals, to rehabilitating patients after the war
One of the many important services that the Red Cross provided during the First World War were auxiliary hospitals and convalescent homes for wounded servicemen. They proved invaluable, providing comfort and care for numerous wounded soldiers across the UK.
The hospitals were staffed by voluntary nurses, who willingly gave their time to care for wounded patients. Red Cross volunteers also provided ambulances, transporting the sick and wounded to hospital, and loaned out medical equipment to the injured.
The Red Cross were also active abroad, and made food parcels for prisoners of war. On the home front, they welcomed and supported refugees.
Red Cross nurses and patients at Burton on Trent Town Hall Auxiliary Hospital, Staffordshire. (Credit: British Red Cross)
Medical care during WW1
Auxiliary hospitals
British Red Cross hospitals proved vital in WW1, treating hundreds.
British Red Cross nurses
Voluntary nurses provided medical care and emotional support to the wounded.
British Red Cross transport
Volunteers transported the wounded by road, train and sea in WW1.
Our work abroad during WW1
The Red Cross provided medical care and transport around the world.
Missing and wounded service people
The Red Cross founded a 'wounded and missing' department in WW1.
Food parcels for prisoners of war
British prisoners of war were in dire need of food and clothing during the First World War.
Rehabilitation after the First World War
After the war, the Red Cross helped rehabilitate many wounded servicemen.
Medical loan service
The Red Cross loaned wheelchairs and other aids to sick and wounded soldiers.
