Military Medicine: Gallery Trail

Follow this trail to find gallery objects that explore combat medicine, survival and rehabilitation.
Military Medicine: Gallery Trail

Follow the trail to find 10 objects related to different aspects of military medicine.

Using the information in the captions and your own knowledge, answer the questions about combat medicine, survival and rehabilitation.

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Schools

Gallery trails

Support and enrich your trip by using our free curriculum-linked trails, which highlight relevant objects throughout the Museum's galleries.

Secondary

Trench medicine: Illnesses, injuries and their treatment

Explore artefacts and sources on the causes and treatment of injuries and illnesses on the Western Front during the First World War, and assess the impact of these innovations.

Secondary

Trench medicine: Illnesses, injuries and their treatment (virtual)

Explore artefacts and sources on the causes and treatment of injuries and illnesses on the Western Front during the First World War, and assess the impact of these innovations.

Timeline

Health and Medicine in the Army: A Timeline

Uncover the history of medical developments in the British Army through this interactive timeline packed with nearly 200 sources.

Online Collection

From the Collection: Medicine

Explore more medical objects in the National Army Museum's Collection.

Story

Royal Army Medical Corps

Formed in 1898, but within origins dating back to the 1660s, this specialist corps was responsible for maintaining the health of British Army service personnel. In 2024, it merged with two other corps to form the Royal Army Medical Service.