Name/Title
Shell DressingEntry/Object ID
2023.19.1Description
British shell dressing covered in light brown cotton casing. Front side has inscription and instructions for use. Stained, but unopened and intact.Use
Shell dressings were carried by individual soldiers, intended to be used as a first dressing in event of wounding or injury. Each cloth pack contains dressings comprised of a gauze pad stitched to a bandage and a safety pin. The field dressing was often the first line of treatment and was intended to be applied by the wounded man himself or other soldiers.Category
Equipment, Medical, War Memorabilia
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Cuxson, Gerrad & Co. Ltd.Date made
5/1941 - 5/1941Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
United KingdomContinent
EuropeInscription/Signature/Marks
Printed on cotton package containing the Shell Dressing. Inside a lined box.
WAR OFFICE - ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
SHELL DRESSING
TO OPEN {
Outer cover. Pull apart.
Inner waterproof cover. Tear apart at the corner indicated by the arrow.
DIRECTIONS FOR USE. Take the folded ends of bandage in each hand, and keeping bandage taut, apply surface of pad to wound and fix bandage with safety pin. In the case of head wounds, when respirators
have to be worn, care should be taken to adjust the pad so that it does not interfere with the fit of the face piece.
DO NOT HANDLE WOUND OR PAD.
Cuxson, Gerrard & Co. Ltd., Oldbury.
MAY 1941.Location
Building
Henley & Grange RSL Sub-branchCondition
Overall Condition
Very GoodNotes
Stains
IntactAcquisition
Acquisition Method
LoanAcquired From
John VikorProvenance
Provenance Detail
Original owner