Sergeant Beaton contracts pneumonia in February 1916. He is sent to Number 2 General – a British Military Hospital in LeHavre France. It is known as the Casino Hospital as it is situated in the repurposed Casino Marie-Christine fronting on the English Channel. While he is here he also seeks help for the shell shock symptoms suffered since he was knocked unconscious the month before – and also most likely witnessed five other men being blown to pieces. There is nothing much they can do for Sergeant Beaton’s PTSD in LeHavre. He is sent to a different hospital – this time on the English side of the channel.
