Case 25 - Soldier Requiring Treatment
Title
Case 25 - Soldier Requiring Treatment
Audience
Case 25
Collection Items
Khaki green jacket
Khaki green jacket with four synthetic buttons - four external pockets with buttons - badges of rank appear to be missing from epaulettes and cuff - rising sun crest on each lapel
Khaki Green Shorts
Khaki green shorts that finish above the knee - 3 pockets one on the left back and two at the front - pleated shorts with waist band for belt
First field dressing
2 rolled cotton bandages / dressings in waterproof covers with 2 safety pins attached in waxed paper fold & twists , housed in closed fawn calico envelope with instructions printed on front
Shell dressing
shell dressing in water proof cover with safety pin attached in waxed paper all held in a khaki envelope stitched closed with instructions printed on front . Text reads : ' WAR OFFICE - ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT ' / SHELL DRESSING / To Open - Outer…
Artifical leg ( foot )
Below the knee amputation stump leg with iron bracing - knee hinged joint type , has 2 transport labels (partial) one over other "Kings Cross" and "Hunters Hill "
folding ambulance stretcher
stretcher with timber rails , brown canvas and galvanised folding mechanism and shaped legs
woolen blanket
Grey woolen blanket with 3 50 blue strips length ways , makers white cloth label with black embroidery located in corner
Shell dressing
rolled cotton bandage / dressing in waterproof cover with safety pin attached in waxed paper folded , housed in pale khaki cloth envelope with instructions printed on front
Mosquito netting ( canopy )
khaki netting canopy with green cotton top and green cotton lower hem 150 wide , the object when strung up byits four corner tags forms the shape of a rectanglular box Acc No ribbon on cotton heam at end inside