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REPORT OF MEDICAL PARTY TO H.M.T. MANXMAN. May 29th - June 4th.
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The ship is an Isle of Man steam packet ship of 2,300 tons,
armed at that time with a Bren gun aft, and a Lewis gun forward.
The ship was extremely dirty, and passessed no sick quarters. The
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Medical Officers cabin situated aft between the boat and upper decks
was cleaned out and prepared for use as a centre for stores and
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treatment of walking wounded. One side of the saloon was reserved
for reception of and served as sleeping quarters for the
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Medical party.
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The morale of the crew was not good. One trip to Dunkirk had
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the sick berth ratings and avoidance of unnecessary apprenhensive
been made the previous day The cheerful and keen preparations of
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talk improved the atmosphere of the ship.
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harbour. The jetty was not reached until about 6 a.m. The ship anti- was
Reached an anchorage at about midnight, and at dawn entered
Thursday 30th. May 1940. Sailed about 8.30 p.m. from Dunkirk. the
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bethed attack on enemy bombers. For three hours British troops wounded were
alongside two of Destroyers engaged in intensive
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men, the 100 lack of stretchers. Wounded were accommodated on collection of
embarked. of these required stretchers. The process was made couches and
aircraft Considerable time was taken in embarking about 130 difficult
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the by stretchers returned to the end of the pier for the
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more wounded.
also at this time proceeded to shell the region wounded where
the ships sick berth ratings gave every assistance in the
The were enemy berthed. Throughout the embarkation of these speedy
reception unperturbed by the harrowing shell fire and confusion ship
all the of wounded and all assisted with stretcher bearing, of out-
noise from for slight damage to the purser's cabin of the
wardly the defending destroyers against aircraft. The caused was by
undamaged the concussion except of a destroyer's gun lying alongside. TWO
crew sustained minor injuries.
about 100 and their dressings and comfort attended to. TWO The
At about wounded 9 a.m. on stretchers. About 30 wounded able to of the were
the ship, sailed with 950 troops aboard, walk and
also seen with multiple injuries died on the voyage. of
wounded cases of incipient gas gangrene in large flesh
stretcher included cases two cases of spinal injury with retention wounds urine
and numerous These were treated with 10,000 units of/gas anti The gangrene R.A.M.C
of the limbs. intravenously, the others intramuscularly. from
officer exhaustion also he was compelled to rest. All the sdok and staff
serum, one travelling gave magnificient assistance until borth
ratings sheer worked continuously during this voyage in a quiet
confidential manner.
especially impressed with the willingness and task efficiency
with which unpleasant. He was not idle for one wounded. and in a
I was S.B.A. A. BASSFORD, X. 8080, carried out every moment
however quiet and mean confident or manner attended to the comfort of the
1.30 These p.n. on Friday May 31st 1940. The Stok Berth staff
troops and the wounded were disembarked at Folkestone again
at assisting with the removal of the wounded.
Saturday June 1st. The ships remained at Folkestone. The first