Office, laboratory, and cold storage spaces were made availabletothemat once, andsupplies and equipment were procured from the hospital and from the U. S.NavalMedicalSupplyDepotin Oakland.
Among the famous actions highlighted is the story of the nine men of the 24th Regiment of Foot, who won the Victoria Cross for their defence of the supplydepot at Rorke's Drift in 1879 - the greatest number of VCs ever awarded for a single battle.