Tending the wounded
‘Some borne on stretchers dreamed of home’
From Dead Man’s Dump, a poem by Isaac Rosenberg, 1917
Badly wounded men who survived long enough were shipped back to Britain for treatment. In Bristol alone there were 14 war hospitals. Over 70,000 wounded soldiers came through Bristol Temple Meads station during the war. When a train arrived, rows of stretchers covered the platforms. Ambulances, private cars and buses stood by to convey the men to the hospitals.
The people of Bristol rallied to entertain the wounded troops. Outings, teas and concerts provided a distraction from war.
The war hospitals aimed to get men fit enough to be sent back to fight. Others were disabled for life, whether physically or mentally.
Badly wounded men who survived long enough were shipped back to Britain for treatment. In Bristol alone there were 14 war hospitals. Over 70,000 wounded soldiers came through Bristol Temple Meads station during the war. When a train arrived, rows of stretchers covered the platforms. Ambulances, private cars and buses stood by to convey the men to the hospitals.
The people of Bristol rallied to entertain the wounded troops. Outings, teas and concerts provided a distraction from war.
The war hospitals aimed to get men fit enough to be sent back to fight. Others were disabled for life, whether physically or mentally.