This day 150 years ago – 5 January 1871 – the Franco-Irish Ambulance Brigade was released from duty.
This volunteer corps – comprised of surgeons, medical students and ambulance drivers – was formed in Dublin to assist wounded French soldiers in their war with Prussia. pic.twitter.com/0B2EFwOixf
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) January 5, 2021
At the going down of the sun.
We shall remember them.
Where are your masks?