Royal Army Medical Corps training, 1908 / War Office.

Date:
1908
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

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

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    The tent men take the four lower corner ropes, and fasten them to the small pegs driven in a line with, but two paces nearer the tent than the upper corner pegs. The pole men adjust the windows, the tent men drive pegs and adjust the front and side lines of the roof, drawing them square with the tent, and fasten down the curtain. , 75. Striking the Tent.—Pole men pull up curtain pegs and let down windows. Tent men cast off all ends and side lines and coil them, and draw pegs. Then take post at lower corner egs. Pole men stand to poles, tent men cast off first lower corner, then upper corner ropes, and coil down ; stand to weather line pegs, east off and hold in hand, then working with pole men lower tent to wind ward, coil weather-lines and remove vases. The pole men withdraw the poles and lash them together. The tent men fold up the tent as follows :— The under side is first spread out flat, and the upper side drawn over it ; the ends are folded over so as to form a square ; the top and bottom of the square are folded over the middle, and the whole rolled from end to end and placed in valise. . D. HospiraL Marquee (LARGE). Description. 76, A large marquee, inside dimensions 35 feet long and 17 feet wide, weighing 1,149 lbs. complete, consists of :— 1 roof, outside, linen, with seickodan Gaagenwas Valine, ; v4 as laced up the centre, and marked 2 vases and 6 weather lines (each i, ie CAL, 45 foot lokip) on the outside arquee, : Hospital, large, roof, outer.” Packed in canvas valise, laced - 1 roof, inside, cotton, 4 porch- } up the centre, and marked on ways, cotton. the outside “ Marquee, Hos- pital, large, roof, inner.” b wall iw 12 peeps onde nape Packed/in two canvas valises, way poles, viz; 2 side, 2 end, | j.004 up the centre, and and 2 doorway fe. of wall and a Fe; oe 4 porchway poles packed in each ie co tae ae Hospital, J : valise. 1 set of poles consisting of 8 pieces, viz.: 1 ridge pole and Lashed together in two 3 standards or uprights, each in { bundles by four cords. two pieces. Pins, wood, large..., bse. 04 Contained in two pin bags, Pins, wood, small ... ... 116 (marked on the outside with Mallets a ... 38f( contents and ‘Marquee, Hos- Bases for poles ©... ., + pital, large.” Hammer, sledge, 14 lbs: a> 4 Loose. Pins, steel, 3 feet . aoe cee Loose.