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Birthday time as Scotland's original home for wounded war veterans turns 104

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Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Today marks the 104th year that the Erskine charity has been caring for veterans.The first wounded veterans admitted to the Princess Louise Scottish Hospital for Limbless Sailors and Soldiers arrived on October 10, 1916.A total of 13 patients came through the doors of the pioneering hospital when it opened over a century ago.

They came from throughout Scotland to the newly opened hospital, to be fitted with prosthetic limbs. Of the first patients admitted, seven had suffered injuries to their arms that required amputation, while six had severe leg injuries.

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