This army medical card was only used for men who served with the B.E.F. on the Western Front and is another type of army form used to record medical cases. This card represents the case of a soldier admitted to Leeds Killingbeck Military Hospital for convalesce due to the effect of gas, (Catalogue ref: MH106/2154)
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For Expeditionary Force Cases only. Army Form W.3243A.
[STAMP] EAST LEEDS HOSPITAL KILLINBECK SECTION
State from which Force: R.F.A. [Royal Field Artillery] Serial No. A & D Book: T15488
[Admission & Discharge]
[Troop, Battery or Company]: 310 Brigade, 62nd Division B. Battery
Regimental No. 775461
Rank: [Gunner]
Name: Tunley L.
Age: 26 Total Service: [3 years 4 months]
State Service with Field Force in months [1 year 4 months]
- Date of arrival at Hospital as an admission 25 April 1918
- As a transfer (state where from) Convoy
Date of discharge to duty 4.5.18 Furlough II
“ “ “ by change of disease
“ “ “ as an invalid
“ “ death
“ “ transfer (state where to) (Name of Hospital to be given)
No. of days under treatment 11
Observations:-
To be filled in by Medical Officer in charge of case
Disease: Gassed (shell)
Operations
Result of operation
Complications in order of occurrence
[Convalesant] on admission. Gassed April 5th 1918.
Pains in chest & sore throat
Slight cough, allowed up & passes out. Feels much better. [Recommend] Furlough [leave] Section II
Signature of Medical Officer …
One of these Red cards is to be completed for every Expeditionary Force patient received into hospital. Black cards for U.K. troops.