Royal Army Medical Corps training, 1908 / War Office.

Date:
1908
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Credit: Royal Army Medical Corps training, 1908 / War Office. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Under these circumstances, stretchers will not be carried in the hand when marching past. When more than one Field Ambulance is to march past, the O.C. the whole will place himself two horse’s lengths in front of the commander of the leading unit, the officer acting as adjutant two horse’s lengths in rear of the centre of the last line of transport. Distance between units 20 yards, measured from tailboards to commanders of units. B. Tue CAVALRY FIELD AMBULANCE. 41. (1) The formations and movements (Medical Corps on foot) are similar to those for a Field Ambulance in line, except that the transport will be drawn upinthreeranks. The positions of the officers are as for a Field Ambulance in line, and the same distances will be preserved between the ranks of transport. As the frontage is much less than that of a Field Ambulance, it is not necessary to draw up a Cavalry Field Ambulance in Column. The road space. covered by a Cavalry Field Ambulance in Column of Route by sections is 260 yards. (2) In Line (Fig. 3).—The first rank of transport will be the light ambulance wagons of each section, the second rank the heavy ambulance wagons, the third rank the forage carts, water carts, and general service wagons, to which may be added a second forage cart for each section if ordered. (3) For a single section the positions of officers, &c., will be as for a single section of a Field Ambulance.