Original World War Two Commonwealth of Australia Shell Dressing. Large.
Price is for ONE randomly chosen Large size Australian Issued Shell Dressing. All of these Dressing’s are war-time dated. Coloration and Manufacturers vary. Some may have a safety-pin on putter wrapping. 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, dressings were issued to personnel in the Royal Army Medical Corps. The bandages were protected in a waterproof covering which, in turn, was wrapped in a cotton package. On this outer layer were instructions as well as a makers mark and date of manufacture. By the Second World War, shell dressings were made in many parts of the British Empire.
