WWI CANADIAN ARMY MEDICAL CORPS (recreated)

Casualty Clearing Station No. 3 / Canadian Nursing Sisters -- The Bluebirds

Newville Pennsylvania - November 2016

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German aircraft sorties over No Man’s Land.

Salvation Army base camp.

U.S. stretcher bearers with a wounded soldier.

Singing in the Salvation Army camp.

Uplifting music is good for the soul.

Sally Ann with a Canadian stretcher bearer.

Canadian Nursing Sister joins in the singing.

German MG 08/15 team in No Man’s Land.

German soldier amid knife rests on the battlefield.

Up from the dugout.

Firing a revolver.

Version 2

Tommies on the battlefield.

U.S. personnel on their way to the front.

Private Julius. Mascot of Casualty Clearing Station No. 3 .

Canadian Military Chaplain.

Military Police checks for valid trench passes.

A highly contested position.

Withdrawing from a highly contested position.

French poilu stretcher bearer.

Canadian infantryman has received medical attention.

Diary of Transference envelope holds vital medical documents.

St. George’s Parish tent doubles as the Moribund Ward.

Comforting a mortally wounded soldier.

Medical documentation.

Medical Officer assesses the situation.

Canadian Nursing Sister.

Main treatment ward of Casualty Clearing Station No. 3.

Attending to a seriously wounded soldier.

The Sergeant Major receives medical attention.

42nd (Highland) Regiment stretcher bearer.

Lewis Gun team member.

Canadians.

French tiraillieur officer and men seeking medical attention.

The thousand yard stare.

More wounded French tirailleurs.

French tirailleurs descend upon Casualty Clearing Station No. 3.

Salvation Army staff at their living quarters.

Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry NCO.

The Matron treats an arm wound.

Canadian Nursing Sister assesses a wounded French colonial soldier.

Mortally wounded French colonial tirailleur.

French officer soberly records the death of one of his men.

Walking wounded receive care and encouragement.

Canadian Nursing Sister dresses an arm wound.

Canadian Medical Officer explains the situation.

Preparing for a special event in camp.

Honouring one of the Canadian Nursing Sisters.

CCS No. 3 staff celebrate a special occasion in camp.

Staff at Casualty Clearing Station No. 3 (Canadian).

British gas casualties seek medical attention.

British gas casualties arrive at Casualty Clearing Station.

Triage begins on gas casualties.

Canadian Nursing Sister takes charge.

Guide for the blinded soldiers.

Treatment begins on the wounded soldiers.

Assessing the extent of the injury.

Canadian Nursing Sisters apply treatment to gas casualties.

Everyone is working to ease the suffering.

Medical Officer makes the rounds.

Documenting a soldier’s medical history.

Canadian Medical Officer.

Duty Orderly. Weapons are secured upon arrival.

A few quiet moments before the storm.

Enjoying some lively music.

American stretcher bearers take a breather.

Sally Ann.

Salvation Army rest area.

British officers staff car.

French poilu greeted by the Salvaion Army gals.

Germans advance into No Man’s Land.

Germans push through No Man’s Land.

German soldiers.

German soldiers emerge.

German soldiers push forward.

German soldiers.

German soldiers aware of being watched.

German soldier reloads his rifle.

German soldier reloading.

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German soldiers in a shell hole on the battlefield.

Firing from cover.

Captured German soldier.

Counterattacking down the trench.

German soldiers move off.

Walking wounded assisted to the Casualty Clearing Station.

Walking wounded.

Salvation Army rest area.

Belgian aircraft passes by overhead.

Belgian aircraft clearly visible.

Version 3

Belgian aircraft strafes the German trenches.

Belgian aircraft flies over the battlefield.

View of Casualty Clearing Station No. 3 (Canadian).

View of Salvation Army rest area camp.

Canadian bell tent belonging to CCS No. 3.

Salvation Army hut.

Making doughnuts.

Preparing to advance into No Man’s Land.

Canadian Black Watch Lewis gun team moves up to support the attack.

Version 2

Crossing through the barbed wire.

American troops roll forward into the attack.

Highland bagpipes support the attack.

U.S. stretcher bearer in action.

Moving to support the wounded.

A seriously wounded individual.

A grenade explodes in a shallow shell hole.

Exploding grenade topples soldier out of shell hole.

Fire!

Gas is utilized in the assault.

A French poilu stands ready.

French guides move into position.

Version 3

French assault teams move up to support the attack.

Version 2

Ladders will allow easier access to the German trenches.

British and French soldiers side by side.

British soldiers confer.

French troops move forward into a firestorm of opposition.

Lewis gun provides suppressing fire.

The French horizon blue uniform blends into the smoke of the battle.

British tommy.

Mortar rounds carried across the field.

Mortar men returning from the battle.

Lewis gunner.

Lewis gun team.

Lewis gun team from The Black Watch.

The returning column of French soldiers.

French wounded following the battle.

French poilu.

A glimpse behind the Casualty Clearing Station tents.

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