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WWI, First Aid Dressing Station, 1917

On the Western Front during Battle of Menin Road. Scottish territorials being examined in a dressing station. Belgium, 1914. The Battle of the Menin Road Ridge was the third British general attack of the Third Battle of Ypres. The battle took place September 20-25, 1917 on the Western Front. The British infantry succeeded in capturing most of their objectives and then holding them against German counter-attacks, inflicting many casualties on the local German defenders. British casualties are given as 20,255; 3,148 being killed. The Dressing Stations were generally manned by the Field Ambulances of the Royal Army Medical Corps. The set up dressing stations in existing buildings, underground dug-outs and bunkers, because they afforded some protection from enemy shell fire and aerial attack.
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WWI, First Aid Dressing Station, 1917
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On the Western Front during Battle of Menin Road. Scottish territorials being examined in a dressing station. Belgium, 1914. The Battle of the Menin Road Ridge was the third British general attack of the Third Battle of Ypres. The battle took place September 20-25, 1917 on the Western Front. The British infantry succeeded in capturing most of their objectives and then holding them against German counter-attacks, inflicting many casualties on the local German defenders. British casualties are given as 20,255; 3,148 being killed. The Dressing Stations were generally manned by the Field Ambulances of the Royal Army Medical Corps. The set up dressing stations in existing buildings, underground dug-outs and bunkers, because they afforded some protection from enemy shell fire and aerial attack.
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4800 x 3538 px | 48.6 MB
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40.6 x 30.0 cm | 16.0 x 11.8 in (300 dpi)
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