Collecting sphagnum moss for dressings, Dartmoor, WW1
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Collecting sphagnum moss for dressings, Dartmoor, WW1
Picking up sphagnum moss on the moors on the Royal Duchy of Cornwall estate near Princetown for use in surgical dressings during the First World War. The dried moss was highly effective due to its antiseptic and absorbent properties. Date: 1917
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