On 21 October 1854, Florence Nightingale (‘the Lady with the Lamp’) and 38 volunteer nurses sailed from Southampton on their way to Scutari in the Crimea.
Here’s a newspaper report published on 27 October 1854 thar reports on the departure of Miss Nightingale’s party.
Read some more of our blog posts about the Crimean War.
Cork Examiner – Friday 27 October 1854
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http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000425/18541027/028/0003
Dundee Courier – Saturday 16 May 1953
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http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19530516/105/0005
Aberdeen Journal – Tuesday 16 August 1910
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http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000576/19100816/031/0004
