There was blood everywhere
Over 3,000 DLI soldiers died during the Second World War and thousands more were wounded. After first aid on the battlefield, a wounded soldier was usually evacuated to a dressing station and then to hospital. Wounds could take months to heal, even using penicillin, and more serious casualties were sent home to Britain for specialist treatment.
James Wray
James Wray's biography (PDF, 47.6kb)
James remembers being wounded in France in 1940.
James Wray's transcript (PDF, 31.6kb)
Oswald Mottram
Oswald Mottram's biography (PDF, 47.7kb)
Oswald remembers being wounded in Italy in 1943.
Oswald Mottram's transcript (PDF, 33.0kb)
Ernest Galley
Ernest Galley's biography (PDF, 49.1kb)
Ernest remembers being wounded at Kohima in 1944.
Ernest Galley's transcript (PDF, 33.2kb)
Arthur Vizard
Arthur Vizard's biography (PDF, 51.9kb)
Arthur remembers having his wounds treated at a dressing station in Italy in 1943.
Arthur Vizard's transcript (PDF, 36.3kb)
Robert Hawksworth
Robert Hawksworth's biography (PDF, 52.0kb)
Robert remembers being in a hospital in Naples in 1944.
Robert Hawksworth's transcript (PDF, 117.2kb)
William Partridge
William Partridge's biography (PDF, 48.6kb)
William remembers maggots being used to treat his wounds in North Africa in 1943.
William Partridge's transcript (PDF, 31.0kb)
Gervase Markham
Gervase Markham's biography (PDF, 50.2kb)
Gervase remembers soldiers' reactions to being wounded in Normandy in 1944.
Gervase Markham's transcript (PDF, 34.5kb)
George Bland
George Bland's biography (PDF, 49.9kb)
George remembers burying corpses in Italy in 1943.
George Bland's transcript (PDF, 37.9kb)
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