Kent's Care for the Wounded

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It was well known that the Red Cross Society and the Order of St.

John of Jerusalem had an efiicient and well-tested organization, that they were filled with enthusiastic, capable and skilful workers; but they were not organized for a war like the present.

However, the same earnest, far-seeing souls who realized that a great European war might come, did something to prepare for the crisis and arrange a nucleus of purposed effort by establishing Voluntary Aid Detachments in connection with the Territorial Force.