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). Shell-shock 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 -