War Diaries Talk

Tagging field ambulances

  • Stork by Stork

    Field ambulance diaries record the number of sick and wounded admitted each day. Should I use the 'Casualties' tag for that, or is that tag only for casualties that occur in the field?

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  • ral104 by ral104 moderator, scientist

    No, just tag casualties from the field ambulance itself.

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

    I think that only casualties from the unit we tag should be mentioned, unless the name is mentioned.

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  • cyngast by cyngast moderator

    Good point, Erik. If there is a person's name, by all means tag it, but if possible be sure to add the man's unit if he is not from the field ambulance.

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  • ral104 by ral104 moderator, scientist

    Yes, definitely tag named individuals, but unless they're from the unit in question, don't include them in the overall casualty figures.

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