Princess Christian feeding cup used on the Princess Christian Hospital Train.
Maker and role
W T Copeland & Sons (estab. 1847, closed 1970): Maker
Production date
1915
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Princess Christian feeding cup used to feed wounded soldiers on the Princess Christian Hospital Train.
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History
Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (formerly Princess Helena, Queen Victoria’s daughter) was the chair of the Ladies Committee when the British Red Cross was formed in 1870.
She provided significant assistance during the Franco-Prussian War, including recruiting nurses and distributing relief supplies. She maintained a keen interest in charity work and nursing throughout her life.
Princess Christian helped to fund the development of the first purpose-built hospital train commissioned in 1898. It was used to distribute relief items and transport the wounded during the Second Boer War. By the end of the war, it had transported 7,548 wounded soldiers. The hospital train revolutionised conditions for the sick and injured who had to be carried long distances before reaching hospital ships. Another train under the same name was built in 1915 to evacuate casualties during the First World War.
She provided significant assistance during the Franco-Prussian War, including recruiting nurses and distributing relief supplies. She maintained a keen interest in charity work and nursing throughout her life.
Princess Christian helped to fund the development of the first purpose-built hospital train commissioned in 1898. It was used to distribute relief items and transport the wounded during the Second Boer War. By the end of the war, it had transported 7,548 wounded soldiers. The hospital train revolutionised conditions for the sick and injured who had to be carried long distances before reaching hospital ships. Another train under the same name was built in 1915 to evacuate casualties during the First World War.
Catalogue Number
1197/1
Associated Person and Role
British Red Cross Society. Hertfordshire Branch
Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, (b.1846, d.1923)
Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, (b.1846, d.1923)
Subject Date
1915
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