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il Sick Quarters at Ramsgate
4 SION HILL
June 7th
19 40
Contd. 2.
like to place on record the excellent work of the Ramsgate
ARP personnel and St. John's ambulance brigade, who
worked untiringly. The superintendent of the ARP
organisation was most helpful and never refused any
request in rooviding adequate transport at any time.
Vessels on being berthed were cleared of troops
before the wounded were attended to
Stretchers of the army pattern were plentiful, but
under the exceptional circumstances it was found that
the need for the Naval pattern stretchers Neil Robertsons
in greater numbers was urgent.
I have been particularly concerned with the severe
nature of wounds from bomb and gun blast especially at
the number of bone fractures of the thigh and leg, both
simple and compound, and I would suggest the provision
of Thomas splints as a first aid necessity. Many cases
of this nature have been encountered and the shock of
moving such cases from confined areas of ships was
very great, accompanied as it has been in many asses by
the effects of prolonged immersion in the water. Many
other severe mutilations were met with. At the height
of the emergency the P M 0 Dover sent two Naval
Surgeons to the Base, one was despatched to Margate,
RILSA