Red Cross

The Red Cross is named as one of the organizations with which Letitia Blacklock and Charlotte Blacklock worked in Switzerland during the Second World War. Its brief mention connects wartime service with the sisters’ extended stay abroad and Charlotte’s recovery after surgery.

Wartime Work in Switzerland

After the operation on Charlotte’s goitre proved successful, the outbreak of war made returning to England difficult. The sisters stayed in Switzerland and undertook Red Cross and other work there. The reference establishes their participation, but does not describe their specific duties or the locations where they served.

Connection to the Sisters’ Story

The Red Cross appears within the account of a consequential period in the sisters’ lives. Letitia had left her position with Randall Goedler to care for Charlotte; after their father died, she took her sister to Switzerland to seek medical advice. The operation removed the deformity, and a choker of pearls or beads could conceal the resulting scar. Their wartime work followed this treatment and took place while the two remained outside England.

Narrative Significance

The organization’s role is limited in the account: it is not given a separate history or institutional profile. Its mention instead anchors the sisters’ Swiss years in practical wartime service, a period in which Charlotte’s treatment had changed her prospects and the pair remained together abroad.