guernseyliz Posted 26 January , 2005 Share Posted 26 January , 2005 i'm researching the time my aunt spent in france with the salvation army from 1917 to 1922. she went from guernsey with the salvation army with the bef, and worked at ostrohove, abbeville, boulogne and arras. she did camp work in the rest huts, plus hospital visitation and war graves visitation. we have a website at www.adaswar.net. i am still searching for any information on uk women sa warworkers, not the us doughnut girls. if you thin you can add anything please dont hesitate.thanks in advance. liz walton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie Posted 26 January , 2005 Share Posted 26 January , 2005 Your aunt wasn't this lady, was she? Ada Mary Le Poidevin http://www.bbc.co.uk/guernsey/content/arti...n_feature.shtml RObbie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marina Posted 26 January , 2005 Share Posted 26 January , 2005 Great site, Robbie! Marina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate Wills Posted 27 January , 2005 Share Posted 27 January , 2005 Liz A fellow-Northamptonshire WFA member is researching the Salvation Army in the Great War, and presents two talks on the subject. I'll point you in his direction by PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guernseyliz Posted 27 January , 2005 Author Share Posted 27 January , 2005 hi robbie yes that is my aunt. our main website is at www.adaswar.net. i know she worked with canadian and australian troops as well as british ones. thanks for replying. liz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guernseyliz Posted 27 January , 2005 Author Share Posted 27 January , 2005 hi kate i think i've made contatc with the wfa member that you mention- john stanyard. he has been very helpful and has given me some useful leads. many thanks liz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guernseyliz Posted 28 February , 2005 Author Share Posted 28 February , 2005 i forgot to mention earlier- we have a website at www.adaswar.net with further information and lots of pix on topics such as war graves visitation and salvation army work in the camps. any further info gratefully received liz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borden Battery Posted 21 April , 2005 Share Posted 21 April , 2005 List of references from the Canadian War Museum regarding the Salvation Army - the Canadian perspective. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canada in the Great War, Volume VI, Special Services. United Publishers of Canada. np. 1920. Sean Maloney. War Without Battles: Canada’s NATO Brigade in Germany 1951-1993. McGraw-Hill Ryerson. Toronto. 1997. R.G. Moyles. The Blood and Fire in Canada: A History of the Salvation Army in the Dominion 1882-1976. Peter Martin Associates Limited. Toronto. 1977. The Salvation Army. The NATO Years. Toronto. 1993. (booklet) C.P. Stacey and Barbara Wilson. The Half-Million: The Canadians in Britain, 1939-1946. University of Toronto Press. Toronto. 1987. Scott Young. The Red Shield in Action. The Salvation Army. Toronto. 1949. Clarence D. Wiseman. A Burning in My Bones. McGraw-Hill Ryerson. Toronto. 1979. Robert Collins. The Holy War of Sally Ann. The Salvation Army in Canada. Western Producer Books. Saskatoon. 1984. Maxwell Ryan. Canadian Campaign: A Pictorial History of the Salvation Army in Canada from 1882-1982. Salvation Army. 1982. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EPPSY Posted 9 June , 2005 Share Posted 9 June , 2005 i'm researching the time my aunt spent in france with the salvation army from 1917 to 1922. she went from guernsey with the salvation army with the bef, and worked at ostrohove, abbeville, boulogne and arras. she did camp work in the rest huts, plus hospital visitation and war graves visitation. we have a website at www.adaswar.net. i am still searching for any information on uk women sa warworkers, not the us doughnut girls. if you thin you can add anything please dont hesitate.thanks in advance. liz walton <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Liz What a fantastic Woman she must have been. You must feel really proud. The site is a great tribute to her service Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guernseyliz Posted 11 July , 2005 Author Share Posted 11 July , 2005 many thanks for this- very useful! i know there ws a canadian connection from some of the names in her notebooks. List of references from the Canadian War Museum regarding the Salvation Army - the Canadian perspective. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canada in the Great War, Volume VI, Special Services. United Publishers of Canada. np. 1920. Sean Maloney. War Without Battles: Canada’s NATO Brigade in Germany 1951-1993. McGraw-Hill Ryerson. Toronto. 1997. R.G. Moyles. The Blood and Fire in Canada: A History of the Salvation Army in the Dominion 1882-1976. Peter Martin Associates Limited. Toronto. 1977. The Salvation Army. The NATO Years. Toronto. 1993. (booklet) C.P. Stacey and Barbara Wilson. The Half-Million: The Canadians in Britain, 1939-1946. University of Toronto Press. Toronto. 1987. Scott Young. The Red Shield in Action. The Salvation Army. Toronto. 1949. Clarence D. Wiseman. A Burning in My Bones. McGraw-Hill Ryerson. Toronto. 1979. Robert Collins. The Holy War of Sally Ann. The Salvation Army in Canada. Western Producer Books. Saskatoon. 1984. Maxwell Ryan. Canadian Campaign: A Pictorial History of the Salvation Army in Canada from 1882-1982. Salvation Army. 1982. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guernseyliz Posted 11 July , 2005 Author Share Posted 11 July , 2005 Liz What a fantastic Woman she must have been. You must feel really proud. The site is a great tribute to her service Peter <{POST_SNAPBACK}> thanks for your comments peter- much appreciated. i sometimes wonder if anyone else is interested in this but i still feel that there is a story here that needs to be told. liz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guernseyliz Posted 6 August , 2005 Author Share Posted 6 August , 2005 here's a typical picture of the staff of a Salvation Army Hut. I also have lots of material relating to their Graves visitation service, and photos of memorials being unveiled in the early 20s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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