Chaplains of the Western Front

Published on 30 April 2022
Submitted by Emily Mayhew

Based on the testimonies of individuals, most of them unpublished, in this presentation - which was given to a live, online audience - Emily Mayhew describes how, without medical training or experience, chaplains took on new and unexpected roles in hospitals, aid posts, and sometimes on the battlefield, as they tried to find ways of offering service in a place of suffering.

Chaplains of the Western Front
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