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Model T roadside maintenance - 5th July 1918
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 5:04 pm
by John E. Guitar
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
Re: Model T roadside maintenance - 5th July 1918
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 5:12 pm
by perry kete
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
Re: Model T roadside maintenance - 5th July 1918
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 5:51 pm
by John E. Guitar
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.
Re: Model T roadside maintenance - 5th July 1918
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 9:42 pm
by John E. Guitar
Several people wearing the Croix de Guerre.