Description
Physical description
Chest made of red cross boxes containing the following items:
(a) chest
(b) padlock without key
(c) bandage in blue wrapper
(d) Surgeons Adhesive Zinc Oxide Plaster
(e) packet of Iron 'Jelloids' with Quinine
(f) box of 12 metal safety pins
(g) empty brown glass bottle, no stopper, labelled SOLN. ELLFLAVINE (1-1000) on strips of adhesive plaster
(h) pack of toilet paper
(i) Boric Lint 4oz with blue wrapper
(j) card box containing Rubber Zinc Oxide Plaster
(k) card box containing Rubber Zinc Oxide Plaster
(l) small clear glass bottle with black lid containing Compressed Calomel Tablets, unknown quantity
(m) small tin containing unknown quantity of Sulphapyridine tablets "DAGENAN M&B 693" with information leaflet
(n) small unopened glass tub containing T.C.P. Medium Ointment with cellophane wrapper
(o) paper wrapper containing three adhesive First Aid dressings
(p) Ever Ready blade
(q) metal STEAD blade
(r) handwritten list on torn section of card
(s) cylindrical shaped tablet? wrapped in brown paper
(t) small tin containing tourniquet
(u) wrapped Flexoplast Elastic Adhesive Bandage
(v) wrapped Flexoplast Elastic Adhesive Bandage
(w) small circular tin containing Zinc Ointment Spun Brand
(x) small circular tin containing Zinc Ointment Spun Brand
(y) small circular tin containing Zinc Ointment Spun Brand
(z) small round tin containing Zinc Ointment Meritor Brand
(aa) small round tin containing Zinc Ointment Meritor Brand
(ab) small circular tin of Boracic Ointment Spun Brand
(ac) small circular tin of Pile Ointment
(ad) small circular tin of Pile Ointment
(ae) small circular tin of Pile Ointment
(af) small circular tin of Pile Ointment
(ag) small square yellow tin containing Lysantol Pastilles
(ah) small circular tin of Vaseline
(ai) small circular tin of Vaseline
(aj) small circular tin of Vaseline
(ak) small circular card box with lid containing Aperient Tablets
(al) Surgeons Adhesive Zinc Oxide Plaster
(am) paper packet containing Flexible Adhesive Dressing
(an) square card packet containing Elastoplast Boil Dressings
(ao) waterproofed orange card box with labels printed in German "KRUSCHEN SALZ"
(ap) clear glass bottle containing FORMALIN Throat Lozenges
(aq) clear glass bottle containing FORMALIN Throat Lozenges
(ar) clear glass bottle containing FORMALIN Throat Lozenge
(as) clear glass bottle containing FORMALIN Throat Lozenges
(at) clear glass bottle containing FORMALIN Throat Lozenges
(au) clear glass bottle containing an unknown quantity of Aspirin Tablets
(av) clear glass bottle containing an unknown quantity of Aspirin Tablets
(aw) small clear glass botlle containing Compressed Cascarda Sagrada Tablets with metal screw top
(ax) Compressed Cascarda Sagrada Tablets with metal screw top
(ay) Compressed Cascarda Sagrada Tablets with metal screw top
(az) Compressed Cascarda Sagrada Tablets with metal screw top
(ba) Compressed Cascarda Sagrada Tablets with metal screw top
(bb) small clear bottle of Antiseptic Dettol
(bc) small clear bottle of Antiseptic Dettol
(bd) small clear bottle of Antiseptic Dettol
(be) small clear glass bottle containing an unknown quantity of Dover's Powder Compressed Tablets
(bf) small clear glass bottle containing an unknown quantity of Dover's Powder Compressed Tablets
(bg) small clear glass bottle containing an unknown quantity of Dover's Powder Compressed Tablets
(bh) small clear glass bottle containing Sodium BicarbonateTablets
(bi) small glass jar with metal screw lid containing Ammoniated Mercury Ointment
(bj) small empty clear glass bottle with screw lid labelled "Tincture of Iodine"
(bk) small brown glass bottle with metal screw lid containing an unknown quantity of Acriflavine Solution Tablets
(bl) small brown glass bottle with metal screw lid containing an unknown quantity of Acriflavine Solution Tablets
(bm) small brown glass bottle with metal screw lid containing an unknown quantity of Acriflavine Solution Tablets
(bn) small clear glass bottle with metal screw lid containing an unknown quantity of Neutral Acriflavine Solution Tablets
(bo) small tin containing unknown quantity of Sulphapyridine tablets "DAGENAN M&B 693"
(bp) card box containing an unknown quantity of Howard's Ammoniated Quinine Tablets
(bq) packet of Dimethylaminophenaxon tablets
(br) Open Wove Bandages in blue wrapper
(bs) plain white lint in blue wrapper
(bt) White Absorbant Wool in blue wrapper
(bu) White Absorbant Wool in blue wrapper
(bv) White Absorbant Wool in blue wrapper
(bw) Absorbant Gauze in blue wrapper
(bx) Absorbant Gauze in blue wrapper
(by) Absorbant Gauze in blue wrapper
(bz) Absorbant Gauze in blue wrapper
(ca) Boric Lint in blue wrapper manufactured by The Wardle Cotton Co. Ltd.
(cb) Boric Lint in blue wrapper
(cc) Boric Lint in blue wrapper
(cd) rolled dressing in blue wrapper
(ce) rolled dressing in blue wrapper
(cf) rolled dressing in blue wrapper
(cg) rolled dressing in blue wrapper
(ch) rolled dressing in blue wrapper
(ci) rolled dressing in blue wrapper
(cj) rolled dressing in blue wrapper
(ck) Red Cross & St John Crepe Bandage in clear cellophane wrapper
(cl) brown glass bottle containing Lung Balsam
(cm) brown glass bottle containing Lung Balsam with corrugated card support
(cn) small brown glass bottle of Bromum Compositum tablets
(co) roll of dressing
(cp) Flexoplast Elastic Adhesive Bandage in ripped wrapper
(cq) Flexoplast Elastic Adhesive Bandage in wrapper
(cr) dressing in ripped blue wrapper
(cs) wooden tongue depressor
(ct) wooden tongue depressor
History note
Was issued to a Warrant Officer who was repatriated via Gothenburg in Sweden, 1943. His ship, the Grypsholm, was scheduled to take him to Canada, but changed course to return him to the UK instead. He left the chest with the donor as a token of thanks for his work with the Swedish Red Cross.
1-2. painted on lid of chest
1. red cross on white circle
2. REPATS STALAG VIIIB