A brown cotton cover with instructions printed on it. Inside there is two dressings which are a gauze pad stitched onto a long bandage wrapped in a sterile packet. These are wrapped in wax paper with two safety pins.
First field dressings were carried by soldiers in the wound dressing pocket of the trousers or jacket. A dedicated pocket meant dressings were located quickly and those attending the wounds were encouraged to use the casualties dressing first.
date: 1941 WW2
manufacturer: T. J. Smith & Nephew Ltd., Hull, England
maximum dimension: Jacket 580mm, Waistcoat 580mm
subject area: 140mm
subject themes: War, Military, Conflict, Uniform, Men, Health, Medicine, Health
handling collection number: HC135 |