Original owner was WO Donald McKindlay WOOLCOCK, RAAF 5158 “MT” possibly means Motor TransportGreen metal, box with red cross & black print. Contents include bandages, gauze, field dressing.At top: “A Red Cross” In black print below: “OUTFIT FIRST AID FOR MT” kit, first aid, mt

1. Shell dressings for field wounds, designed to be carried on the person and to be used in the first instance on a wound. There are basic instructions on the dressing pack of how to treat the wound. Items 1. 2. & 3. have identical markings except for the Manufacturers date. 1. September 1941. 2. April 1941. 3. January 1944.1. “COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA SHELL DRESSING "See attachment for directions to use". “DO NOT HANDLE WOUND OR PAD. JOHNSON & JOHNSON Pty Ltd Sydney” 2. & 3. Markings are identical except for Manufacturers date: 1. September 1941. 2. April 1941. 3. January 1944.passchendaele barracks trust, field dressing, shell