Report of the operations of the British National Society for Aid to the Sick and Wounded in War during the Servo-Bulgarian War, 1885-6 : together with a statement of receipts & expenditure, and correspondence.

  • British National Society for Aid to the Sick and Wounded in War.
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[1886]
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Credit: Report of the operations of the British National Society for Aid to the Sick and Wounded in War during the Servo-Bulgarian War, 1885-6 : together with a statement of receipts & expenditure, and correspondence. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    8 He therefore concurred in the arrangement that Dr. Fetherstonhaugh should be attached to the Alexander Hospital, and that money and material should be given to the existing hospitals instead of establishing an independent one on behalf of the Society. Major-General Laurie on the other hand, on arrival at Belgrade, found that the best means of rendering assistance to the Servians, would be by taking over two or three buildings, and establishing and maintaining them as hospitals for the reception of the sick and wounded. With a view to carrying out this work efficiently, he telegraphed home on the 2nd December for three surgeons, and on the 5th December, Doctors Newby, Boyd, and Lake, left London for‘‘Belgrade. A detailed account of the work of the two Commissioners will be found in the letters published in the Appendices herewith. It should be mentioned that, simultaneously with the operations of the Society, Mr. (now Sir) Frank Lascelles, Her Majesty’s Consul-General at Sofia, finding that immediate aid was needed, guaranteed ,£500 towards a fund in aid of the sick and wounded in Sofia. His sister, the Hon. Mary Lascelles, at the same time made an appeal for funds to the public at home. This appeal resulted in a subscription of ^294 17s. 6d., which was made over by Miss Lascelles to the National Society, who at the same time gave a credit to Sir F. Lascelles sufficient to cover all disbursements which he might deem necessary prior to the arrival of the commissioner of the Society. A demand by telegram, from Sir F. Lascelles, for an immediate supply of surgical instruments, was complied with, and through the kindness of the Foreign Office these were conveyed by a Queen’s Messenger then going out. Before closing this Report the committee desire to place on record their thanks to the Commissioners, Mr. Kennett-Barrington, and Major-General Laurie, also to Doctors Fetherstonhaugh, Newby, Hume, Boyd, and Lake, together with the voluntary assistants, who so kindly placed their services gratuitously at the disposal of General Laurie in the Society’s hospitals at Belgrade. The committee are also greatly indebted to Sir Frank and Lady Lascelles for their kind co-operation with Mr. Kennett Barrington in his work in Bulgaria ; and to Mr. Wyndham, Her Majesty’s Minister at Belgrade, for rendering every assistance in his power to General Laurie in furtherance of the Society’s work in Servia. A statement of receipts and expenditure, audited by Mr. C. L. Ryan, C.B., Asssistant- Comptroller and Auditor of the Exchequer and Audit Department, Somerset House, also a statement of the Stores purchased by the Society, and the Reports made by the Society’s Commissioners at the seat of war, together with various other letters, will be found in the subsequent pages of this Report. WANTAGE. Chairman of the Executive Committee and Council. April i6tk, 1886,