Handbook of the medical organisations (chiefly for war) of foreign armies / by Lieut.-Colonel Frank Howard.

  • Howard, Frank, Lieutenant Colonel.
Date:
1902
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Credit: Handbook of the medical organisations (chiefly for war) of foreign armies / by Lieut.-Colonel Frank Howard. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Glasgow Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Glasgow Library.

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    The establishment of medical officers in war for the undermentioned units is as follows :— Infantry battalion 3 „ regiment of three battalions .... 5 )> _ „ four „ .... 7 Cavalry regiment .... .... .... .... 3. Corps or divisional artillery regiment .... 2 Horse battery division .... .... .... I Sanitary establishment of an infantry division .... .... .... .... .... 3 Field hospital 10 Sanitary railway train .... .... .... 2 Hospital ship .... .... .... .... 2 The uniform is as follows :— Field cap same as infantry, light blue frock with black velvet facings, trousers blue grey with scarlet stripe, infantry cloak with black velvefi facings, white arm band with red Geneva Cros.';. Every medical officer cai-ries a black leather pouch containing surgical instruments and appliances. Sanitary Troops. Organisation and Strength. In peace time the sanitary troojDS, corresponding to the Royal Ai^my Medical Corps in the British service, comprise a sanitary troop staff and 26 sanitary detach- ments, each of which is attached to a garrison hos])ital. Total strength, 85 officers, and 3,0G0 N.C.O.'s and men. On mobilisation these detachments furni.sh for service in the field, 44 held sanitaiy detachments for infantry divisions, 3 field sanitary detachments for