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This is the second extract taken from the War Diaries of Brigadier JG Morgan CBE TD MD and is specifically taken from papers he used to prepare a talk for a Civil Defence Audience in the 1950's. Having introduced a system of filtering in Tripoli in 1943 when in command of 48th General Hospital, he was specifically appointed to oversee the medical arrangements for the Battle of Cassino and was awarded the CBE for his work which is outlined below. It has been prepared from the original documents and edited by his sons.

Tank Landing Ships were used as evacuation station hospitals during D-Day of World War Two. This historical vignette describes how difficulties were overcome in blood transfusion and trauma surgery aboard these ships. Their place in the evacuation chain is discussed in relation to previous experiences in military medicine.