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title: Medical Officer, British Trenches,  1918
author: T.K.Aitkin - Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21296/medical-officer-british-trenches--1918/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2025-11-06
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# Medical Officer, British Trenches,  1918

_Authored by T.K.Aitkin - Imperial War Museums_

## Image File

[![Medical Officer, British Trenches,  1918](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21296.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21296.png)

## Image Caption

A 1918 photograph of a British medical officer inspecting the feet of soldiers for the common problem of 'trench foot' caused by conditions of constant humidity during the First World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1914-18). (Imperial War Museums)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museums, T. -. I. W. (2025, November 06). Medical Officer, British Trenches, 1918. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21296/medical-officer-british-trenches--1918/>
### Chicago
Museums, T.K.Aitkin - Imperial War. "Medical Officer, British Trenches, 1918." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 06, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21296/medical-officer-british-trenches--1918/>.
### MLA
Museums, T.K.Aitkin - Imperial War. "Medical Officer, British Trenches, 1918." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Nov 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21296/medical-officer-british-trenches--1918/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205246304) by **T.K.Aitkin - Imperial War Museums**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 06 November 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.