Elsie Inglis to Amy Inglis Simson, Nov 1915 (Part 1)
Elsie Inglis to Amy Inglis Simson, Nov 1915 (Part 2)
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Elsie Inglis to Amy Inglis Simson, Nov 1915 (Part 2)

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Date 1915
Location Krushievatz, Serbia
Description "....the road was crowded with refugees pouring away, all their goods piled on their rickety ox-waggons, little children on the top. And their bands of soldiers [illeg] from the Army. These men were forming up again, as we passed back later on. The Hospital we packed with wounded. We decided that we must stand by our Hospital, it was too awful leaving badly wonded men with no proper care. Sir Ralph eventually agreed, and we gave everybody in the units the choice of going or staying. We have about 115 people in the Scottish unit, and 20 have gone. Mr Smith brings up the Rear Guard today, with one or two laggards and a wounded English soldier we have had charge of. Two of our units are here. Dr MacGregor has trekked for Novi Bazaar. It is the starting place for Montenegro, & the others will see her there, but I think she means to start a Hospital there. The worse is that she has absolutely no equipment. We all..." (6 Nov 1915)
Format Manuscript
Original Index Number GD 43/3/4