Tony Ferguson Posted 18 April , 2022 Share Posted 18 April , 2022 I am interested in what happened to soldiers who were blinded in the war? Were they just released back to their families? Was there a procedure? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock1418 Posted 18 April , 2022 Share Posted 18 April , 2022 (edited) Many spent time at St Dunstan's [originating as Blinded Soldiers' and Sailors' Care Committee] Now known as Blind Veterans UK https://www.blindveterans.org.uk/about/our-history/timeline M Edited 18 April , 2022 by Matlock1418 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 18 April , 2022 Share Posted 18 April , 2022 Mate, All countries set up groups to help wounded soldiers after the war. This included the Blind of which there were many, either fully or part. If you enter Blind on the search you may see some of these, as the question was asked before. S.B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frev Posted 19 April , 2022 Share Posted 19 April , 2022 The following is mainly geared towards Aussie soldiers - but it will give you some idea of what life was like at St Dunstan's for the WW1 blinded: "Victory over Blindness" - St Dunstan's Hostel for blinded soldiers: https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/groupstories/9037 Cheers, Frev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 19 April , 2022 Share Posted 19 April , 2022 There are some titles dealing with St Dunstan's, blindness and rehabilitation in general in my bibliography here: Where I can, I've added links to online versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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