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Gurkha wounded being evacuated by mule.
photograph, photograph
Accession Number

NAM.1975-03-63-16-7

Description

Photograph: Gurkha wounded being evacuated by mule. Shows two men, one on either side of a mule, surrounded by other men, A partially destroyed building is visible to the right of the photograph. From a photograph album containing 233 photographs compiled by Maj Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), 1943-1944. Gurkha troops probably in the ruins of the town of Mozzagrogna, Abruzzo, Italy. The town was captured from the Germans in November 1943 after a bitter fight. The wounded men are being loaded on to mules fitted with seats for casualty evacuation. The mules wear fringed eye guards made of rope to keep insects at bay. Photographs are of locations in Italy, Scotland and England. With captions from a separate index. Associated with World War Two, Italy (1943-1945) and World War Two, Home Front (1939-1945).

Campaigns

World War Two, Italy (1943-1945)

Associated collection