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Sanitary Commission

Great Britain · Warfare / Crimean War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1855Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1855

Hector Gavin1855

Scutari · Warfare / Crimean War

Serves on the Sanitary Commission investigating unhealthy conditions in British military hospitals.

John Sutherland1855

Scutari · Warfare / Crimean War

Helps investigate and improve military hospital sanitation.

Names involved

Hector GavinJohn Sutherland

Provenance

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