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of trench warfare and how we, then and now, comply with clinical governance on operations.
Before the morning was out we had many more areas of Ypres to visit. We also visited New Irish Farm Cemetery where we learnt about the history of the War Graves Commission, Royal connections to WW1 and the Chinese Labour Corps. We were then shown around the Aeroplane Cemetery to discuss ‘shot at dawn’ and then visited the Tunnellers’ Memorial to discuss the ‘silent war’.
Having stopped for lunch we headed off to visit the grave of Capt Ackroyd RAMC VC. During the war, Capt Ackroyd was recommended 23 times for a Victoria Cross for his amazing work treating the wounded
Group photo with the Buglers at the Menin Gate
during the Battle of Passchendaele. Here, Maj Bartlett and LCpl Gaylor presented their stand about leadership, identifying Capt Ackroyd’s leadership traits and comparing them against today’s leadership qualities.
Before we knew it we were off again, this time to visit the grave of Capt Weller RAMC, a commissioned dentist during the Great War. We learned of his time in the Army, before Cpl Robinson and LCpl Wilson presented their stand on the history of our corps.
Next up was a visit to the Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, which lies where the eld hospital used to be. This cemetery was remarkable due to its sheer size giving us all a sense of the great loss of life and sacri ce during WW1. As it was next to the hospital, most of the grave stones had names, so
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