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During his time serving in the war, Farr was hospitalised multiple times for shell shock and related symptoms. On 9 May 1915, shortly after Farr's battalion fought in the Battle of Aubers Ridge, [5] he was removed from his position at Houplines [9] and spent five months in hospital in Boulogne to recover from shell shock.
The treatment of chronic shell shock varied widely according to the details of the symptoms, the views of the doctors involved, and other factors including the rank and class of the patient. There were so many officers and men with shell shock that 19 British military hospitals were wholly devoted to the treatment of cases.
The thousand-yard stare is sometimes described as an effect of shell shock or combat stress reaction, along with other mental health conditions. However, it is not a formal medical term . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
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British soldier Harry Farr was executed for cowardice despite his claims to army medical doctors that he was suffering from severe hearing loss (a symptom his family later deemed to be shell shock). He was pardoned in 2006 as part of the Armed Forces Act which gave over 300 pardons for soldiers who were court-martial-ed over command's ...
The memorial was created by the British public artist Andy DeComyn.It was created in 2000 as a gift from the artist to the relatives and was unveiled at the National Memorial Arboretum by Gertrude Harris, daughter of Private Harry Farr, in June 2001.
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Several bands have dropped out of Florida’s Shell Shock II metal music festival after it was announced that Kyle Rittenhouse would be a guest at the event. The music festival, set to take place ...