Vintage photo illustrating British casualties being evacuated by ship from Sicily. Initially, evacuation took place by sea to North Africa. During the first four days of the Sicily Campaign, casualties were evacuated either by returning troop carriers and LSTs to Tunisian or Algerian ports. It was only from 14 July 1943 that both US and British C-47 aircraft bregan to evacuate the many wounded from airfields around Gela, Licata, and eventually Agrigento. Evacuation by Hospital Ship only began on 15 July from Gela and from 16 July 1943 from Scoglitti, Sicily.