The Red Cross in Sydney in World War One

Authors

Ian C. Willis, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

108948

Publication Details

I. C. Willis 2016 The Red Cross in Sydney in World War One Dictionary of Sydney http://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/the_red_cross_in_sydney_in_world_war_one

Abstract

At the end of August 1914 the Sydney newspaper the Sunday Times described the Red Cross as 'Angels of Mercy', 'the one bright spot' in the newly emerging war. [1] From the beginning of the Great War, Sydney women, mostly conservative, founded and joined Red Cross branches and sewed, knitted and raised funds for the war effort. They also worked in Voluntary Aid Detachments both locally and overseas. By 1918 the Red Cross effectively owned the story of the war effort at home.