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THE INCORPORATED SOLDIERS' AND
SAILORS' HELP SOCIETY
Patrons :
His Majesty The King.
Her Majesty Queen Mary.
The Council :
President — Field-Marshal H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught, K.G.
Vice-Presidents :
H.R.H. the Princess Beatrice.
H.R.H. Princess Arthur of Connaught.
The OBJECTS of the Society are:—
(1) To help Soldiers and Sailors by providing them with the name and address
of a " Friend " in each parish or ward throughout the Kingdom to whom
they may be commended on discharge from the Army or Navy for aid in
obtaining employment or other forms of help suited to their needs.
(2) In time of War, to arrange for accommodation of sick and wounded
Convalescent Soldiers and Sailors in Temporary Convalescent Homes
and Private Houses.
(3) To establish and maintain Convalescent Homes and Homes of Rest for
discharged Soldiers and Sailors who are disabled and necessitous, and to
contribute to the support of such cases in their own homes, if considered
necessary.
(4) To teach useful Trades to men discharged as medically unfit, who, by reason
of their disabiUty consequent on their service, are unable to take ordinary
employment, and to make such cases, as far as possible, self supporting
by disposing of the work they turn out.
Secretary —
122, Brompton Road, S.W.3.
Telegrams — " Peaceful, Southkens, London.
Telephone— K-EN 3243-4.
Charity of
Administered by the Scottish Hospital of the
Foundation of King Charles II
Candidates for the benefits of the Charity must be Scotsmen who have
served in the Navy or Army, who have become disabled through no fault of their
own, who are in need and deserving, who are not inmates of Greenwich Hospital
or Chelsea Hospital, who are not possessed of or entitled to an income from other
sources amountiag to or exceeding ;^52 per annum in the case of a person without
dependants or ;^65 per annum in the case of a person with dependants, and who
have not during the last six calendar months received Poor Law relief other
than medical relief. Preference will be given to those who have been maimed
or wounded in the service of their country.
Application for the benefits must be made in the first place in writing to the
Secretary of the Scottish Hospital. Every applicant must state his name,
address, age, and occupation, and the date of his entry into the Navy or Army,
and the date and cause of his discharge therefrom, and must produce evidence
of his qualification for the appointment.
Secretary, Scottish Hospital,
Fleur-de-lis Court, Fetter Lane, London, E.C.4.