Impression
sketch of visiting wounded - by Jamie.
The French and British army
requirements,
Had introduced necessary regulations,
Over civilian relatives visiting sick
And wounded men or officers.
In hope these needs would be understood,
The process had simplified regulations
For those relatives given permission;
Rules being four in total.
For any soldier or officer, due to
wounds
Or sickness being in danger, would
Be no military or medical objection
For any visits by their relatives.
A letter would be posted, prior to
telegram,
Sent by Military Records or War Offices
To allow permission to a relative –
no
Passport or permit necessary.
Only the letter or telegram was
needed
To be produced – the recipient would
Need to follow all instructions
given,
Having to travel to a named port.
Once at the specific port, the
document
Was to be shown to the Embarkation
Commandant - the third rule being
Only one relative per patient.
Regarding accommodation only a limited
Number were allowed to have free
Travel and lodging, limited to any
Who could not afford expenses.
Directives from War Office in
limited cases
Granted this - for all other acquaintances,
Or family would need to pay own costs
-
Noting limited lodgings as expensive.
by Jamie Mann.
Anon.,1915 Wounded in France -
Regulations for Visits. The
Daily Telegraph, [online] 14 August. P.4. Col.1. Available at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/11788269/Daily-Telegraph-August-16-1915.html
[Accessed: 16 August 2015].
Mann, J., 2015. 100 years Ago - Poems by Jamie Mann. [letter] (Personal
communication, 15 August 2015).
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