Record

Ref NoRCSI/IP/Montgomery/01
TitleD.W. Montgomery D-Day Surgery Log
DescriptionRecord of surgical operations performed by D.W. Montgomery in Ver-Sur-Mer immediately following the D-Day landings at Normandy. Log book contains details of 244 patients treated by Montgomery during the period spanning 6 June 1944 to 20 August 1944. Recorded information includes: army number, rank or rating, patient name, disease or injury, date of operation, description of operation, surgeon name, anaesthetic and amount used, anesthetist name, duration in minutes of anaesthetic and operation, result (including complications, pathological findings etc., date of discharge, and, in fatal cases, cause of death).
LevelItem
Date06 June 1944-20 August 1944
FormatVolume
Access ConditionsBy appointment with RCSI Heritage Collections
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