Harvard Surgical Unit
The Harvard Surgical Unit (sometimes called the Harvard Medical Unit[1][2]) was a volunteer contingent of medical personnel from Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital who provided medical assistance to the British Expeditionary Force in Europe during World War I.[3][4][5][6] It was organized in June 1915 and was demobilized in January 1919.[5][6] It operated General Hospital No. 22 of the Royal Army Medical Corps, located in Camiers, France.[3][5]
References[edit]
- ^ The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, Volume 180. Cupples, Upham & Company. 1919. pp. 260–261. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "British Liked Yankee Spirit". The Harvard Crimson. March 10, 1919. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ a b Eckert, Jack (February 15, 2017). "New Exhibit at the Countway Library Commemorates Harvard Medical School's Relief Efforts during World War I". Center for the History of Medicine at Countway Library. Harvard Countway Library. Archived from the original on 26 November 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ Morison, Samuel Eliot (1986). Three Centuries of Harvard, 1636-1936. Harvard University Press. p. 459. ISBN 9780674888913. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ a b c "The Harvard Surgical Unit Returns". Harvard Alumni Bulletin, Volume 21, Number 19. Harvard Bulletin, Incorporated. Feb 6, 1918. pp. 359–363. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ a b Crabtree, E. Granville (1921). "Harvard Surgical Unit, General Hospital No. 22, British Expeditionary Forces". Massachusetts General Hospital: Memorial & Historical Volume. Massachusetts General Hospital. p. 71. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
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