V.A.D. Nurses and Station Staff Newcastle
"In the centre of the group is a dog which had been collecting money for the Belgian and National Relief Funds at the rate of nearly £20 a month.
The V.A.D. (Voluntary Aid Detachments) is part and parcel of the Territorial Force and the members of it (of both sexes) are mobilised in time of need just as are their brothers in the fighting forces."
"In this way members of the detachment have since the outbreak of war been called upon to take duty at various railway stations so as to be ready at all times to render assistance to sick and wounded soldiers passing through."
Source: NER Railway Magazine 1914
Research: James Pasby