'The mere idea that men who have been badly injured should be subjected to unnecessary pain because the supply of the strongest anaesthetic has given out is heartbreaking.' 'My dear little resuscitated Suffolk boy got gas gangrene above the amputation and died this afternoon, and the other boy has had to have the other leg off now.' 'It was work that demanded endless patience, for results were slow and you could only go a step at a time and hope for the best.'