Understanding Casualty Record

[littlefacey]

Can anyone decipher this record for me? Im still learning how to read military records 

[Viktoria]

Hello, He had a GSW—- Gun Shot Wound to R.Thigh.
                         Ditto.
Then Scabies
         Scabies 
           Scabies
Then Synovitis to L Knee,.
Then ICT - not sure of this but also to LKnee 19-5- 17.

The synovial fluid lubricates joints, if it is absent movement can be painful as nothing is lubricating the synovial membrane .Very painful and restricts movement.It can leak after an accident .
The scabies could have been contracted due to trench life but other soldiers must also have had  scabies, often a result if visiting houses of ill repute whilst on leave , they spread to men who had not “ gone astray” ?
So don’t judge this man harshly.
Viktoria.

[phenolphthalein]

Sorry but a google search provided this
The medical history of the great war explains that I.C.T. was a general term for suppurating skin diseases (Pyodermia), caused mainly due to parasitic disease, but did not include scabies. This was extremely common among soldiers in the Great War due to the dirty conditions they had to live in.15 July 2007
https://www.greatwarforum.org › topic › 78766-medical
medical abbreviation ICT - Soldiers and their units - Great War ...

There was also a forum posting

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=611378.0
what does ICT mean? (World War One) - RootsChat.Com
18 Aug 2012 — Re: what does ICT mean? ... Hi, This stands for 'inflamed connective tissue' a condition that occurred amongst soldiers in World War One due to all ...

connective tissue includes skin bone and cartilage ligaments etc

[added : additional information to the splendid response by Viktoria
-- to explain the I C T part of the record only
-- the sorry was an apology for resorting to google
in  no way meant to implying the information provided was incorrect nor criticism of Viktoria]

regards pH

[Viktoria]

Well scabies is mentioned four times , from 31/3 to 4/4 also the G.S.W. - gun shot wound and sinovitis .
ICT also but I did not know what that was ,so that is now clear.
He also moved from one part of the trench to another without permission!
Viktoria.

[pharmaT]

ICT given the context probably inflammation of connective tissue.  General term that covers tenodonitis, rheumatism etc. I'd imagine it was pretty common with them constantly crouching in the trenches.

[Viktoria]

Yes,Pharma, they would be in atrocious conditions ,so much water in the trenches,wet feet all the time and no means of getting warm and dry .

As my Dad and a famous comedian used to say “ Up to my knees in muck and bullets “.
He had inflamed and swollen knees for much of his life.

Thanks .
Viktoria.

[phenolphthalein]

Grandad survived GSW to leg and trench foot to die of war wounds from WW1 in May 1939.
Two great uncles died of snippers' single bullets on 2nd May 1915 -- after landing at Gallipoli on 25th April, 1915. News of the death of one took a year to reach Australia and his nephew was born extremely prematurely and with cerebral palsy. He (the nephew -- my uncle) was no less a victim of war and a very brave man and lived to be 76.
 
War distributed its trauma in all manner of ways.
regards
pH

[Viktoria]

Yes, my dad had problems from an untreated head wound,fracture ,was taken prisoner and never fully recovered.Was unfit to work for many years.
He and Mum did not marry until they were 36 and 37 years old .
So the family stories etc go back to the very late 1800’s early 1900’s .
Almost another generation different to the ages of my friends parents who mostly married in their early twenties ,but what memories!
Cheerio,Viktoria.

[littlefacey]

He also moved from one part of the trench to another without permission!
Viktoria.

Can anyone see what punishment he was given for this? I didn't even realise this wasn't allowed!