Military Life

Q+A: Erskine's Century of Caring for Veterans

Erskine has been caring for veterans for 100 years, after the horrors of the first world war laid bare a glaring need for proper hospital care for armed forces personnel.

The Forces Welfare team met up with current chairman Andrew Robertson, to find out more about a charity which currently runs four care homes, looking after more than 1,000 residents in Scotland each year.

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