Wonderful Shell Shock Recovery (1914 1918)

Wonderful Shell Shock Recovery four weeks before this picture was taken, these men were unable to walk. Probably shot at Netley Hospital 1917 and, or Seale Hayne Military Hospital 1918 (SL). Shellshock victims; before and after. Some of this is disturbing. The before picture. A stark bare room; slightly crooked angle. A man enters; wearing only some small bit of fabric. He really can barely walk; he shakes and staggers; falls to the floor and shakes and bends into what seems unnatural positions; it looks as if he s having a fit. Then they show the same man afterward; fully dressed; he walks toward the camera with no problem. They show him standing facing camera; looking much better than before; however; his hands are fidgeting in a nervous habit. Then they show a CU of his hand with thumb rubbing the fingers. He probably did that the rest of his life. They also show a before of another man; who is in about the same condition. There s also a lovely shot panning over a beautiful vista