I went over the crest with my orderly, asking the stretcher-bearers to follow at intervals so as not to attract fire. |
They offered their services and trained as stretcher-bearers to support the expected medical casualties. |
Bandsmen are professional musicians who act as stretcher-bearers in the event of war. |
The stretcher-bearers felt a deep sense of personal loss if their patient died, such was the bond formed over the mountains. |
Not even the sight of stretcher-bearers has dissuaded referees from rubbing salt into the wounds down the years. |
In charge of triage, I went out into the forecourt to direct the stretcher-bearers. |