Notes from Calais Base

About this eBook

Author

Montague, C. E. (Charles Edward), 1867-1928

Title

Notes from Calais base, and pictures of its many activities

Original Publication

London: T. Fisher Unwin, Ltd., 1918.

Credits

Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

D501: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: World War I (1914-1918)

Subject

World War, 1914-1918 -- France -- Calais

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 76295

Release Date

June 14, 2025

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.NOTES from CALAIS BASE AND PICTURES OF ITS MANY ACTIVITIES
2. 2.TRAINING IN FRANCE — Training Schools. — Trench Warfare. — No Idle Moments. — Defence against Gas. — Varied Lessons. — Sandbag-Filling. — Swedish Drill. — En Route.
3. 3.THE CARE OF THE WOUNDED — Removal from the Trench. — The Advanced Dressing-Station. — The Eye Hospital. — Ingenious Aids. — A Perfect Hospital. — Varied Conveyances. — Narrow-Gauge Railways. — Motor Ambulances. — Water Transport. — Red Cross Trains.
4. 4.THE ARMY’S PETROL SUPPLY — Transplanting a Works. — Filling the Tins. — Packing. — Returned Empties. — Repairs.
5. 5.A GIANT COBBLER’S SHOP — The Worn Boots’ Departure. — The Receiving Room. — Bootlaces. — Nothing Wasted. — Division of Labour. — Return of the Renewed Boots. — The Employees. — A Model Organisation.
6. 6.TRAINING IN FRANCE
7. 7.THE CARE OF THE WOUNDED
8. 8.THE ARMY’S PETROL SUPPLY
9. 9.A GIANT COBBLER’S SHOP

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