War Diaries Talk

1/2 bearer

  • erik.schaubroeckscarlet.be by erik.schaubroeckscarlet.be

    At the bottom of the page: what does 1/2 mean?

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  • ral104 by ral104 moderator, scientist

    Erik, it looks like Lt. Tobias took half the bearer sub-division off to do something. I don't know what the other half was up to at the same time.

    A Field Ambulance was made up of HQ, bearer and tent sub-divisions. The bearers were exactly what they sounded like: stretcher bearers. The tent sub-division was essentially the staff who dealt with casualties at the clearing station.

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