WWII Army Medical Bag with contents

Maker
Various
Description
Medium sized, khaki coloured medical bag with a red cross on the front flap.
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Media/Materials
Bag:
Canvas
Metal

Contents:
Metal
Paper
Glass
Wood
Gauze
Cotton Wool
Measurements
Varied
Physical description
A medium sized WWII Army Medical Bag. Khaki in colour, made from thick canvas. A red cross in a white circle printed in fabric paint on the front.

This bag contains a great deal of the original kit.

This First Aid Kit is a standard WWII issue Medical Bag and Kit, as used by the British and Commonwealth Armed Forces

The contents in the kit were manufactured in England, New Zealand, Australia and the U.S.A. between May 1941 and May 1943

Contents:
1 x Bottle of Savlon
1 x Bottle of Dettol
1 x Tin of plasters
1 x Roll or reel of zinc oxide plasters
1 x Jar of Aspirin powder
2 x Loose, strip bandages
1 x Loose, triangular bandage
1 x Tube of Flavogel Jelly
9 x Packets of plain gauze bandages
1 x Packet of 2 x 2 1/2 yard plain gauze
1 x 1st Field dressing
3 x 2"x 6 yards Bandages
1 x 1" x 6 yards Bandages
1 x Packet of Perfectum Bandages
3 x Packets Medilintex Poultice
3 x Rolls cotton wool
1 x Tube Butesin Pictrate ointment
1 x Packet of Alginite Styptic dressings
1 x Packet of Absorbent lint dressing
1 x Roll of wide Elastoplast
Accession number
91.34.36

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