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Objects and Photos of the First World War > Photographs > Battles and Fighting Photographs

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While in the field, medical personnel often improvised when treating the wounded. In this case, a bayonet, scabbard, and an entrenching tool handle serve as splints on a Canadian soldier whose upper arm has been broken by a piece of shrapnel.

George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19930012-696
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