Summary

Alternative Name(s): Shell Dressing

'First Field Dressing' comprising rolled cloth bandage within a cloth bag, inscribed with the date 'Sept 1915'. It has been opened and the waterproof covering of the two bandages originally inside is missing.

Dressings like this were intended to be carried by soldiers for use in the field. This example has been opened, so may have been used for demonstration purposes.

Physical Description

Rolled cloth bandage within cloth bag. Bag secured with string (now undone). Printed text on front of bag. Bandage inside does not appear exactly as described (including waterproofing missing).

More Information

  • Collecting Areas

    Medicine & Health

  • Acquisition Information

    Purchase

  • Manufacturer

    Elliott Bros Ltd., O'Connell St, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Sep 1915

  • Inscriptions

    Printed in black on front: 'WAR OFFICE. MEDICAL DIVISION / FIRST FIELD DRESSING / TO OPEN Outer Cover: Pull tapes apart. / Inner Waterproof Cover: Tear / apart the uncemented corners as indi/cated by the arrow. / CONTENTS.- Two dressings in waterproof covers, each consisting of a / gauze pad attached to a bandage and a safety pin. / DIRECTIONS FOR USE. - Take / the folded ends of the bandage taut, / apply the gauze pad to the wound and / fix the bandage. One dressing to be / used for each wound. / Do Not Handle to Gauze or Wound. / ELLIOTT BROS, ???, O'Connell St., Sydney, Sept, 1915.'

  • Classification

    Military history, Service, Medical patients & treatment

  • Category

    History & Technology

  • Discipline

    History

  • Type of item

    Object

  • Overall Dimensions

    114 mm (Width), 43 mm (Depth), 85 mm (Height)

  • Keywords

    World War I, 1914-1918