During the morning of 23 April 1918, HMS Vindictive arrived at Admiralty Pier, Dover. The wounded disembarked first. 16 urgent cases were taken to the military hospital on the Western Heights, Dover (where this footage was filmed). 171 wounded casualties were boarded onto ambulance trains that transported them to the Royal Naval Hospital in Chatham. After 25 casualties with minor wounds were taken by motor ambulances to Deal Infirmary. Iris and Daffodil after later that morning. The 156 dead were taken from Admiralty pier and transferred to the Market Place in Dover which was used a temporary morgue.
As featured in ‘The Zeebrugge Raid 1918: The Finest Feat of Arms’ published by The History Press.
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As featured in ‘Voices from the Past: The Zeebrugge Raid’ published by Pen & Sword Books:
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