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American Red Cross - Headquarters & Buildings - Opening day at new American Red Cross Canteen Club at Winchester. The Morn Hill Camp at Winchester is now Principal British Repatriation Camp and more than 15,000 Americans who have been serving in the British Army will pass through it during the next 8 months on their way home. In center of group the British Gen. Commanding the Camp is standing next to Miss Lillian Baldwin of Lakewood, N.J. who is in command of the Club Canteen

American Red Cross - Headquarters & Buildings - Opening day at the new American Red Cross Club Canteen at Winchester; The Morn Hill Camp at Winchester is now principal British Repatriaton Camp and more than 15,000 Americans who have been serving in British Army will pass through it during next 8 months, on their way home. British and American Officers in command of the big Camp. Miss Lillian Baldwin of Lakewood, N.J., who is in charge of the Club Canteen is standing next to Maj. Gen. MacPherson the British Command in Chief of the Repatriation Camp. Next to him is Col. G.R.G. Fisher of St. Paul, Minn. who is in charge of American Red Cross work in the Winchester District

American Red Cross - Headquarters & Buildings - Opening day at new American Red Cross Club Canteen at Winchester. The Morn Hill Camp at Winchester is now principal British repatriation Camp. Raising the Red Cross Flag in front of the new club house

American Red Cross - Headquarters & Buildings - Opening day at the new American Red Cross Club Canteen at Winchester. The Morn Hill Camp at Winchester is now the principal British Repatriation Camp. The Club was formally opened by Major General MacPerson of British Army who is in command of the camp

American Red Cross - Headquarters & Buildings - American soldiers visit England. First American soldiers to get leave from the western front for a seven days' visit to England. They are gathered in the courtyard of the Red Cross headquarters in London

American Red Cross - Canteens - The midnight canteen Red Cross headquarters at 52 Grosvenor Gardens, London. Every American soldier who comes finds a place to sleep in London and there are hundreds of them every night, is welcomed at Red Cross Headquarters, where he gets a fine meal at the canteen counter, and then is given a sleeping place in halls or offices of the big building. The men sleep in long rows on the the floors and tables. This was done for several nights during the period following the signing of the armistice, until other arrangements could be made for taking care of the big influx of American son leave in London

American Red Cross - Headquarters & Buildings - One of the American Red Cross headquarters buildings in London. This building houses the offices of the Department of Military Relief and the Home Communications Service. Here also in the headquarters of the famous Red Cross "Flying Squadron", an automobile unit which can be rushed on a moments notice to any point where immediate relief is necessary, such as a port where a crowd of torpedoed soldiers are seamen have just arrived

American Red Cross - Headquarters & Buildings - American Red Cross Headquarters at Winchester, England. This building is center for a great range of activties in the American camps and hospitals throughout this busy corner of southern England

American Red Cross - Headquarters & Buildings - American Red Cross Headquarters at Norwich, England. Mr. and Mrs. R. Neil Williams are two Americans who have been living in England for some time. When the American Red Cross came to England, they offered their services, and were appointed to take charge of the work in the Norwich district. Their house has become a rendezvous for American soldiers and sailors

American Red Cross - Headquarters & Buildings - Sunny morning with American newspapers in front of new American Red Cross Canteen Club at Winchester. Here nearly 1000 Americans who have been serving in British Units will pass through this camp during next 8 months. The Red Cross Club Canteen which has just been opened for these men at request of British authorities, is a huge concrete slab building the largest structure of its kind in England

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American Red Cross - Headquarters & Buildings

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