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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    and unhook them from the roof, beginning with the inner one. Fold each piece into eight parts. The four weather-line men should now stand by the weather lines while four men should unfasten and do up into a skein the bracing lines, beginning with the inner roof at each side of the doorways and working round to the ends. The two mallet men shculd take up the pegs as the lines are taken off them, and put them away in the peg bag. 69. Lowering the Marquee.—The men should take up positions as in pitching, one to each weather line and two to each pole. When all are ready, the N.C.O. should give the word to lower. The weather-line men should take the lines off the pegs, but keeping a firm hold, and the standard men should have hold of the poles. All together they should steadily lower the poles, the men at the feet of the poles keeping them from slipping, and the other men lowering them by walking backwards towards the ridge, in the same way as men lowering a ladder. 70. Repacking the Marquee.—Roll up the four weather lines and take the vases off the pins, leaving them there attached by the ventilating cords. Spread out the roofs and roll up the upper flap, so as to expose the ridge pole. Next pull away the standard poles, and remove the ridge pole from the slings. 71, Folding the Marquee.—This done, unro!l the upper fold of the roof. Bring over each end to the centre, across the middle of the window, and fold the square thus made from: side to side into three equal parts. Place the eight pieces of curtain on the roofs lengthwise, overlapping in the centre, and the flaps towards the thick end. Roll up the whole, thus placed, evenly, eommencing with the thick end, taking care not to have the roll too wide or too narrow for the valise. 72. Putting Marquee in Valise.—Spread out the valise, and shoving one of the side flaps under the marquee, roll it in, Having arranged the flaps, lace them, commencing with the ends. C. OPERATING TENT. (1) Deseription. 73. The tent is rectangular in shape, and has a doorway at each end. It is fitted with six ventilators of the ordinary type, and also with a large ventilator on each side, to give extra light and air. The wall is permanently attached to the tent. The poles used with it consist of two upright poles and one ridge pole, each made in two pieces. Dimensions, cc. feet. inches. Length ... fe oo Ne A ae AWIGU oe gence as sea 14: 0 Height ... a Ae He 9 4 Height of wall... om ve of 0 S, Weight of tent yooh (about)! 916 Weight of tent with poles and appurtenances complete. ... 181