British Shell Dressing

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b.loree

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There was a thread awhile back on these. This is the one that I have which ironically was found in a WW2 first aid kit that a friend of mine picked up at another garage sale. The obvious conclusion is that the Canadian Army was still using WW1 kit during WW2...I guess a shell dressing is a shell dressing no matter when it was manufactured so why throw it out? This one is dated 1916.
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A couple of photos showing the First Aid kit itself. The Red cross on the top of the box was hand drawn and painted obviously.
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The interior with lots of bandages...good to know that that famous US "Family Company" was doing its bit for the war effort. RCAMC stands for Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps.
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Thanks Brian.

It'd be interesting to see the condition of the bandage itself, although I'm not for a second suggesting you open the packaging.

- Brett
 
Hi Brett, this entire kit is like a time capsule. Nothing has been opened and everything is in the original packaging as you can see. This kit was given as payment for me helping my friend sell a WW2 police helmet which he also picked up from a civilian living in a small town about 30 klicks from here. The helmet went back to Germany and I handled the money transfer through my paypal account. The stuff is rare but it is still out there! Brian
 
Brian
That is a nice kit ,and After paying alot of canuck and US bucks ,it aint cheap.
They recycled alot ,though the bandage is a rare date and I very rarely see these dated so early.
These med kits come in various sizes and i have not found a reference yet.
Mark
 
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