Innovation and Improvisation: Royal Army Medical Corps in the Great War

This talk considers how the work of the RAMC during the First World War built on existing military medical practice through innovation and improvisation. It considers items such as the first field dressing, the triangular bandage, the stretcher and the Thomas splint to show how front line medical care developed over the four and half years of the war.

Members and non-members of The Western Front Association are equally welcome. Any new members are guaranteed a friendly atmosphere and a warm welcome from a group of like-minded enthusiasts