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SOME GLIMPSES OF LIFE AND WORK IN AN ENGLISH WAR HOSPITAL

BY

L.-Cpl. WARD MUIR, R.A.M.C. (T.)

CONTENTS

I

MY FIRST DAY

II

LIFE IN THE ORDERLIES' HUTS

III

WASHING-UP

IV

A "HUT" HOSPITAL

V

FROM THE "D" BLOCK WARDS

VI

WHEN THE WOUNDED ARRIVE

VII

"T.... A...."

VIII

LAUNDRY PROBLEMS

IX

ON BUTTONS

X

A WORD ABOUT "SLACKERS IN KHAKI"

XI

THE RECREATION ROOMS

XII

THE COCKNEY

XIII

THE STATION PARTY

XIV

SLANG IN A WAR HOSPITAL

XV

A BLIND MAN'S HOME-COMING

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