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'''Note(s):''' The UNB Red Cross Detachment was the first University Detachment of the Canadian Red Cross Corps in the Maritimes. | '''Note(s):''' The UNB Red Cross Detachment was the first University Detachment of the Canadian Red Cross Corps in the Maritimes. | ||
In its first year, fourty-three women (80% of the [[Ladies_Society|Ladies' Society]]) enlisted in the Corps. | |||
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Revision as of 10:49, 17 July 2014
Name: University Detachment of the Canadian Red Cross Corps
Previous/other names: Red Cross Detachment
Prominent date(s) of activity: 1943
History: The Red Cross Detachment organized in the early months of 1943, completing a Basic Training Course.
Activities: The first of weekly lectures began on February 1st. Subjects of these lectures included National Defence, First Aid, and Civilian Defence. The women enrolled were also taught military drill, demonstrating these skills in the Gym Display on March 12, 1943. Members of the UNB Red Cross Detachment wore arm bands
Note(s): The UNB Red Cross Detachment was the first University Detachment of the Canadian Red Cross Corps in the Maritimes.
In its first year, fourty-three women (80% of the Ladies' Society) enlisted in the Corps.
Source(s):
- Up the Hill, 1943, Organizations.
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