Shell Dressings of the British Empire

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Standard Dressing No. 15

made in 1943

What does "special pack" mean ?

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Three "Shell Dressing"

Feb. 1941
Nov. 1941

And one marked "Government of India"
made in Madras in Aug. 1941

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Last one

"Medium First Aid Dressing"

no cotton cloth wrap, but blue paper.
Made in 1939

Article about: Shell dressings are a type of bandage with a gauze pad and a safety pin for fastening around the site of the injury. Introduced in 1916, these dressings were issued to personnel in the Royal