Two extracts from a war diary which reveal problems relating to collection of the wounded, March 1915 and 24th Field Ambulance plans to receive the wounded at Sailly, May 1915. (Catalogue ref: WO 95/1703)
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| WAR DIARY
or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY |
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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information | Remarks and references to Appendices |
| March 10th 1915
11th 12th 13th |
There are a good deal of delay in the early part of this day in collecting wounded for two reasons:-
1. The ambulance wagons were not allowed to go nearer the action than ROUGE CROIX. 2. Only one bearer subsection per field ambulance was ordered forward 3.15 pm B & C stretcher subdivisions & all ambulance wagons ordered forward. Influx of wounded Evacuation from field ambulance by British Red Cross Society cars. On the whole this worked very well; sometimes there [was] some delay. The great difficulty was the time necessarily taken to dress cases with multiple wounds, mostly shrapnel. Still many wounded “ “ “ Fewer wounded … |
24th Ho. Ambulance | ||
| WAR DIARY 24th Field Ambulance
or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY |
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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information | Remarks and references to Appendices |
| SAILLY | May 1st 1915
6th
8th |
A Section moved from BAC ST MAUR to our Headquarters here. Ordered to send party to repair Corduroy road from H.33a 3.0 to H.32.a.8.10 [map references]. Both ends were repaired. Preparations for reception of wounded: [see diagram provided] i. Accommodation etc Medical Officers Sitting cases Lying cases Dressing Rooms 1 3 70 15 2 2 10 3 1 4 3 50 5 5 20 1 (officers) 6 70 6 145 95 4 ii. Material At 1 & 4 the mobilization equipment of A & B Sections respectively were used at the other places boxes of dressings and comforts were made up for use. |
[Diagram to show location of sitting and lying cases] |
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