Model T roadside maintenance - 5th July 1918

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Model T roadside maintenance - 5th July 1918

Post by John E. Guitar » Wed Oct 19, 2022 5:04 pm

Hackett Lowther Ambulance Unit - Le Fayel 5th July 1918

Chateau de la Mothe Haudancourt (Chateau du Fayel)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toupie_Lowther

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_du_Fayel

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Re: Model T roadside maintenance - 5th July 1918

Post by perry kete » Wed Oct 19, 2022 5:12 pm

Would that be Toupie Lowther under the first truck with her medal she was awarded painted on the canvas side? She was a tennis star during the day and organized an all-women's ambulance corps and was awarded the Croix de Guerre for her service during WWI
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Re: Model T roadside maintenance - 5th July 1918

Post by John E. Guitar » Wed Oct 19, 2022 5:51 pm

I don't think the woman under the first truck was Toupie Lowther. She would have been in her mid 40s at the time.

This photos shows her receiving the Croix de Guerre.

I think the Croix de Guerre went to the unit as a whole and not her as an individual. There are a few other photos that show the symbol on several of their ambulances.

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Re: Model T roadside maintenance - 5th July 1918

Post by John E. Guitar » Wed Oct 19, 2022 9:42 pm

Several people wearing the Croix de Guerre.


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