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L/Cpl. Gilbert Raven
British Army 228th Coy. Royal Engineers
from:Barnsley, Yorkshire
From the records of the Berrington War Hospital, Gilbert Raven was Wounded in Action on the 6th Apr 1917. Patient was partly buried by the shells by which he was injured. He was quickly returned to CCS. Examination showed long gutter shaped wound over right side exposing crest of ilium with deep flesh wound on inner thigh. Muscles involved severely lacerated. Both wounds were sutured at CCS. After 7 days patient was transferred to England.