HS7 – 117 Medical Sets Page 1

Page 1 of a confidential Force 136 Special Forces Development Centre document dated 18 January 1945. Describes Medical Set No. 1, a base medical kit weighing approximately 21 pounds, packed in a metal container and designed to support a small number of men over an extended period, equivalent to one man for 240 days. The inventory includes medications such as aspirin, quinine, morphine and sulphonamides; water-sterilization tablets; ointments, insect repellent, bandages, dressings and surgical instruments.