The Western Front Flashcards
1
Q
When was WW1?
A
1914 - 1918
2
Q
When was the first battle of Ypres?
A
October-November 1914
3
Q
When was the Battle on Hill 60?
A
April 1915
4
Q
When was the second battle of Ypres?
A
April-May 1915
5
Q
When was The Somme?
A
July-November 1916
6
Q
When was Arras?
A
April-May 1917
7
Q
When was the third battle of Ypres?
A
July-November 1917
8
Q
When was Cambrai?
A
November-December 1917
9
Q
Components of the Trench System (5)
A
- Frontline trench
- Support trench
- Reserve trench
- All trenches were linked by communication trenches
- Dugouts for resting
10
Q
What do the RAMC stand for?
A
Royal Army Medical Corps
11
Q
What do the FANY stand for?
A
First Aid Nursing Yeomanry
12
Q
Chain of Evacuation (5)
A
- Stretcher bearers
- Regimental Aid Post
- Field Ambulance set up dressing stations in dugouts
- Causality Clearing Stations set up in buildings
- Base hospitals
13
Q
Transport difficulties (2)
A
- Terrain
- Destroyed roads
14
Q
X-rays (3)
A
- Took long for photos to develop meaning you need to stay still for long
- High radiation = patients burnt + lose hair
- Large; to heavy to move
15
Q
Blood transfusions (3)
A
- 17th Century: Animals to humans
- 1818: Human to human (direct + half people survived)
- 1901: Landsteiner discovered blood groups
