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stretcher-bearer

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stretcher-bearer
a person who helps to carry a stretcher, esp in wartime


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The pensioner's brother Fred Jones, an Army stretcher-bearer, lost an arm at the Battle of Monte Casino in Italy in 1944.
Mahatma Gandhi was a stretcher-bearer, and it was after Spion Kop it was reputed that he first noted his feelings toward passive r esistance.
The book also reflects on lesser-known and more personal aspects of the war, such as the work of stretcher-bearers, army chaplains, and burial parties.
 
 
 
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