Quaker Studies Volume 2 | Issue 1 Article 5 1997 Work in Progress: Quakers in the the Carnage of the First World War: An Individual Story from the Friends' Ambulance Unit Richard H. Robson Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/quakerstudies Part of the Christian Denominations and Sects Commons, and the History of Christianity Commons Recommended Citation Robson, Richard H. (1997) "Work in Progress: Quakers in the the Carnage of the First World War: An Individual Story from the Friends' Ambulance Unit," Quaker Studies: Vol. 2: Iss. 1, Article 5. Available at: http://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/quakerstudies/vol2/iss1/5 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by Digital Commons @ George Fox University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Quaker Studies by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ George Fox University. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Work in Progress finally joined Lawrence's ambulance convoy SSA 14 on 7th August 1916. Quakers in the the Carnage of The Friends' Ambulance Unit. the First World War: The FAU started with about 45 members in 1914, and had grown to a An Individual Story strength of 600 by the end of the war. Twenty six members were killed from the Friends' Ambulance Unit. during this period and ninety six were awarded the Croix de Guerre. It was laid down at the outset that they were not to become involved in combat situations, so they were not allowed to run Casualty Clearing Richard H. Robson Stations right in the front line. Their role soon became established as taking the wounded back from the trenches to tmnsit hospitals in the rear for "triage".