Episode 16: 7th January to 4th March, 1918

Very cold weather has set in. Movement orders again and this time Nan Reay was sent to an Advanced Operating Centre where they dealt only with emergencies. Nan was near Chauny which is 120 kms north west of Paris and very close to the front line.

“na poo!” Slang from French il n’ y a plus, which British soldiers anglicized to “na poo” meaning, dead or finished.

Advanced Operating Centres

It was important that each medical unit attached to a fighting unit was able to mobilise quickly and move forward to the fighting soldiers. Advanced Operating Centres were closer to the fighting. The closest Casualty Clearing Station was 16 miles behind the Advanced Operating Centre where Nan Reay was stationed.

World War 1 Timeline for Episode 16

8 January 1918 USA President Woodrow Wilson presented his Peace Program to Congress. This became the basis for the signing of the Armistice in November 1918.

3 March 1918 Russia and Germany sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, officially removing Russia from World War I.

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