Echoes of the Past

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Lost Love, Service, and the British Red Cross
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Lost Love, Service, and the British Red Cross

After young Latter-day Saint Nellie Smith lost her fiancée in the First World War she continued to look outwards and help others while treasuring her faith

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James Perry
Nov 14, 2023
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Few organisations can claim a legacy as noble as the British Red Cross. In the late nineteenth century, a wave of humanitarian fervour swept across Europe. In the United Kingdom, this spirit found a voice in the form of Octavia Hill, a pioneering figure who played a pivotal role in establishing what would become the British Red Cross. Since then it has …

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