What happened to you when you got injured or ill during the war

Soldiers were at risk of getting hurt or ill when living in the trenches

Trenches did not provide much protection

They were cold, wet and muddy

Soldiers could be hurt by bombs or bullets

Some soldiers carried first aid bags

This is an original first aid bag

Compare it to our modern first aid kit in the classroom

Often soldiers needed more than first aid

Sometimes a soldier needed to go for more treatment. They would be taken by stretcher to the dressing station

At the dressing station, a soldier would be assessed and treated or moved to a hospital

The hospitals would be away from the fighting.

Women were allowed to work in the hospitals

Many of the soldiers were terribly injured and many died.

Some soldiers needed many months in hospital to get well again.