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Letter reads 'We are very grateful to you for your kind gift of another bundle of walking sticks, which we received yesterday. This has enabled us to give each patient one walking stick, and in some cases, two, when they are necessary to assist a man to walk. We thank you very much for your kindness'. Add to board
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Letter Thanking for the Walking Sticks Collected for Wounded Soldiers

Ada Whiteside sent the walking sticks to hospitals all around Preston and Lancashire. This letter is from the grateful Quartermaster at Trafford Park Red Cross Auxiliary Military Hospital.

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