Harvard Surgical Unit Explained

The Harvard Surgical Unit (sometimes called the Harvard Medical Unit[1] [2]) was a volunteer contingent of medical personnel from Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital who provided medical assistance to the British Expeditionary Force in Europe during World War I.[3] [4] [5] [6] It was organized in June 1915 and was demobilized in January 1919.[5] [6] It operated General Hospital No. 22 of the Royal Army Medical Corps, located in Camiers, France.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, Volume 180 . 1919 . Cupples, Upham & Company . 260–261 . 8 August 2019.
  2. Web site: British Liked Yankee Spirit . The Harvard Crimson . 9 August 2019 . March 10, 1919.
  3. Web site: New Exhibit at the Countway Library Commemorates Harvard Medical School's Relief Efforts during World War I . Eckert . Jack . February 15, 2017 . Center for the History of Medicine at Countway Library . Harvard Countway Library . 8 August 2019 . 26 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191126063229/https://cms.www.countway.harvard.edu/wp/?p=13487 . dead .
  4. Book: Morison . Samuel Eliot . Three Centuries of Harvard, 1636-1936 . 1986 . Harvard University Press . 9780674888913 . 459 . 8 August 2019.
  5. Book: Harvard Alumni Bulletin, Volume 21, Number 19 . Feb 6, 1918 . Harvard Bulletin, Incorporated . 359–363 . 8 August 2019 . The Harvard Surgical Unit Returns.
  6. Book: Crabtree . E. Granville . Massachusetts General Hospital: Memorial & Historical Volume . 1921 . Massachusetts General Hospital . 71 . 9 August 2019 . Harvard Surgical Unit, General Hospital No. 22, British Expeditionary Forces.

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