Series of letters to Sir and Lady Loyd-Lindsay from J.S. Young, 17 February-22 April 1885
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In 1885 Colonel J.S. Young sent correspondence to Sir Robert Loyd-Lindsay, the 1st Baron of Wantage from Cairo. Through the letter Colonel Young details his thoughts and suggestions on medical interventions during the Mahdist War. Young’s correspondence shows that he possesses ownership over the decision to transport the injured and medical equipment along the Nile. Although Young’s decision can be viewed as a daring and impressive act of leadership, he also includes banal but necessary details about specific requests.
Sir Robert Loyd-Lindsay was provided with accounts of a lack of umbrellas and the means for washing clothes. However, the importance pertaining to the correspondence can be read on the first page: ‘National Society for Aid to the Sick & Wounded in War.’ Initially the society was co-founded by Loyd-Lindsay himself and today we know this organisation as The British Red Cross.
I was interested in the contents of Young’s correspondence as he provided the reader with a balance between extreme acts of courage and small moments of routine. Personally, I was struck by such a contrast as Young detailed incidents of normality amongst the tragedy of conflict.
Audio recording by Amy Robertson (Volunteer), Edinburgh.
Sir Robert Loyd-Lindsay was provided with accounts of a lack of umbrellas and the means for washing clothes. However, the importance pertaining to the correspondence can be read on the first page: ‘National Society for Aid to the Sick & Wounded in War.’ Initially the society was co-founded by Loyd-Lindsay himself and today we know this organisation as The British Red Cross.
I was interested in the contents of Young’s correspondence as he provided the reader with a balance between extreme acts of courage and small moments of routine. Personally, I was struck by such a contrast as Young detailed incidents of normality amongst the tragedy of conflict.
Audio recording by Amy Robertson (Volunteer), Edinburgh.
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