United States Base Hospital No. 20 Collection : Photograph; Printed Book; Postcard 1918-1920.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Summary:

Description: The U.S. Base Hospital was established by the University of Pennsylvania under the direction of the American Red Cross. It was mobilized in November 1917. Nurses were ordered to report to Ellis Island in February 1918. In April 1918 the nurses left Ellis Island and were joined with the officers and men from Camp Merrit on the U.S.S. Leviathan. They arrived in Brest, France on 2 May 1918. From there they went to Chatel Guyon where Base Hospital 20 was set up.The collection consists of the History of United States Army Base Hospital No. 20 (Philadelphia, 1920): 257 pages with many illustrations; as well as 16 photographs, 1918. Four of the photographs appear in the book. Most of them were taken in France, although four of them were taken on Ellis Island. One of the photographs is of a nurse, May Grenville, from Thorold, Ontario. She is perhaps the connection to four photographs not directly related to the hospital: two photographs of Canadian soldiers, and two photographs of grave markers at Vimy Ridge taken on 22 December 1918. The names on the grave markers are difficult to read but could be F. Thornton and C. Grenville.

Notes:

Description based on online resource (viewed on October 15, 2018).

AMDigital Reference: United States Base Hospital No. 20 Collection (Sh. 31, Folders 1-3).