"Amputation Saves Seaman's Life. 26 April 1944, Rosyth. the Life of a Seaman Was Saved Recently When a Naval Surgeon Operated on Him on the Deck of the Merchant Ship Where He Was Injured. Working in the Light of Two Hastily Rigged Electric Lights, the Doctor Gave Blood-transfusions and Amputated the Seaman's Arm." Sick Berth Attendant Peter Lyall of Glasgow, who assisted the doctor with the operation.