10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AMBULANCE TRAIN»
Discover the use of
ambulance train in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
ambulance train and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
With Methuen's Column on an
Ambulance Train
This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS.
2
Railway Operating Battalion
For this purpose, there are two units of the service : the ambulance train
maintenance section (see T/O 55-500 column FJ) and the ambulance train
maintenance crew (see T/O 55-500 column FK). These are under the direction of
and subject to ...
United States. War Dept, 1944
3
The North Eastern Railway in the First World War:
In total the Ambulance Train could carry 445,but thebottom beds in the Ward
Carscouldalso beused forseating sitting cases, in which case the accommodation
could go up to 659. Good ventilation, cleanlinessand light wasa high priorityin ...
4
A brief plea for an
ambulance system for the army of the ...
" On the evening of Friday, Sept. 5, at the request of the surgeon-general, I joined
an ambulance train that was just starting to go to the relief of our starving and
wounded men, near Centreville. There was a train of fifty carriages. I
subsequently ...
5
The Civil War Journal of Private Heyward Emmell,
Ambulance ...
November 2d. Pleasent. One of the boys of the ambulance train who stopped
back to get his ambulance mended & two men of Sickles brigade ambulance
train, thought they would go out & hunt persimmons while waitting for their
ambulances ...
(This basic structure served the U.S. Army until after the Second World War.)
Then he set up an Ambulance Corps of permanently detached men, trained in
their duties. Each division ambulance train was commanded by a first lieutenant,
with a ...
7
"Coward's War": The Diaries of Private George H. Coward, ...
The 'standard' ambulance train consisted of sixteen cars, including a pharmacy
car, two kitchens, a personnel car and a brake and stores van. It accommodated
about 400 lying and sitting cases in addition to the RAMC personnel and the train
...
George Henry Coward, Tim Machin, 2006
8
More Than Bombs and Bandages: Australian Army Nurses at Work ...
15 Ambulance Train in France, regarded the nursing as not as easy as in
ahospital as, during the shorttimethey had patients on board, 'Chest cases
travelled very badly; both gas cases & penetratingchest woundscaused us lotsof
anxiety.
9
The Sinews of War: Army Logistics ; 1775 - 1953
The division ambulance train was commanded by a First Lieutenant of the line,
assisted by a Second Lieutenant for each brigade. The enlisted men detailed for
ambulance duty were a sergeant for each regiment, three privates for each ...
10
"A Lack of Offensive Spirit?": The 46th (North Midland) ...
No 17 Ambulance Train's War Diary reported: “Patients, 70, had to be turned out
and, as the train was already packed, the only room was standing in the corridors
. Slow journey on account of the amount of traffic on the line.”12 With wounded ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AMBULANCE TRAIN»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
ambulance train is used in the context of the following news items.
Soldier learned of of his 'death' in the Mercury
Hodgson died three days later while being transported to a hospital on an ambulance train. The Mercury had another sad report to publish, with ... «Guelph Mercury, Jun 15»
Historic ambulance train transformation on track for National …
War poet Robert Graves vividly recorded his “nightmare” five-day journey by ambulance train in Goodbye to All That - but the crucial role of the ... «Culture24, Jun 15»
The trains that saved soldiers in WW1
... ahead of an exhibition in summer 2016 marking the centenary of the busiest day of ambulance train traffic - during the Battle of the Somme. «BBC News, Jun 15»
Thames Valley Air Ambulance train future trauma team
Thames Valley Air Ambulance (TVAA) has trained a team of new recruits in pre-hospital emergency medicine. The team of eight paramedics, ... «getreading, Jun 15»
Wolverton's World War 1 European Ambulance train on display in …
A century ago, the demands of World War 1 had become apparent and the construction of eight additional 16 carriage Ambulance trains was ... «Rail.co.uk, May 15»
World War One's forgotten voices
Ambulance Train 16, transporting soldiers from the Front to Boulogne. Marble carver Albert Tomlinson, who worked at his father's business, ... «Lancaster Today, May 15»
'Individuals paid a painful price, shunned by their communities'
... the trio joined the Friends Ambulance Unit (FAU) and each worked on Ambulance Train 16, transporting soldiers from the Front to Boulogne. «Lancashire Evening Post, May 15»
Hoosier women aided Civil War soldiers
George worked on an ambulance train and in field hospitals cooking and caring for thousands of soldiers at a time. George traveled to ... «Indianapolis Star, Mar 15»
Times Gone By: Whisky treat was one for the road
Stafford station was not without its drama including the arrival in 1915 of an ambulance train carrying soldiers wounded at Ypres; the flooding of ... «Staff Newsletter, Feb 15»
Daily Telegraph January 30 1915
Also in today's paper. - The praises of a Royal Navy ambulance train are sung on page 6. - The latest charitable collection is one organised on ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 15»
