Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC)

[Pat2506]

Does anyone know if it is possible to find out where the 43rd and 66th General Hospitals were located in WW1?
Struggling to find my way around the records at the National Archives!
Any hints and pointers would be greatly appreciated.
Pat

 

[leefer]

http://www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au/index.asp?id=855

Welcome Pat...going by this clip it maybe Greece?

 

[juliejtp]

Hi Pat,

The National Archives .
Location of units in MH 106 Representative Medical Records 1914-1918 War (with war diary ref).

http://yourarchives.nationalarchive...cal_Records_1914-1918_War_(with_war_diary_ref)


I tried googling and found that the 43rd and 66th was in Salonika .

Found on the same site as Lee

 

[leefer]

Yep..and i am betting there is a scottish link someware in Pats Story.

 

[Pat2506]

Yep..and i am betting there is a scottish link someware in Pats Story.

Thanks to everyone for your help. There is no Scottish connection as far as I am aware. My grandfather, Albert Edward Goode, signed up at the beginning of 1916 with his best friend (name unknown) but his military service record is not available like so many others. I have a copy of his pension application record which provides some information. At some time he transferred from the RAMC to the Welsh Regiment and was attached to the 84th brigade. We went to Kew last week and the medal book provided the following information.

J/1/1104B Page 8874
84259 RAMC Pte Base
43rd General Hospital
66th General Hospital
43rd General Hospital
RAMC Base
63962 Welsh Regiment Infantry Base Depot
1st Welsh Regiment
Attached 84th Brigade

My family believed that he served in France/Flanders so Selonica is new to me. He very rarely talked about his war service (like so many other servicement) but apparently he took a near hit at some stage and then became aware that he was back behind his own lines but several months had passed by in the interim. I am wondering if this story fits with him leaving the RAMC and suddenly being attached to the Welsh Regiment. My grandmother had a photograph of him working in a field kitchen but we have no idea when it was taken. The only ither knowledge I have is from my mother who spoke of the terrible effect any lightening and thunder storm had on him, he would be found hiding away reliving the war as if it was going on around him still and he was back in the trenches, so very sad.

I know so very little about the military that this is one big learning curve for me so I greatly appreciate your help.
Pat

 

[p.risboy]

Hi Pat,
Your Grandfather was obviously suffering from shell shock (Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome.(PTSS)).
There are cases where this condition wasn't recognised in the very early years, and in some cases(I think), where soldiers were shot for cowardice, but were actually shell shocked.
There was a programme about these poor solders, and were actually filmed. It was desperately horrendous to watch these poor souls and their suffering.

So now we can understand why the wars were very little talked about by our heroes.

Steve.

 

[leefer]

http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/

Hi Pat...this is a good forum for WW1 info..all the best with your research.
Your G/Father was a brave man and we owe him and his like an awfull lot.

 

[juliejtp]

The Long Long Trail site has some info on the 84th Brigade.


http://www.1914-1918.net/welsh.htm

 

[DaveHam9]

Hello,

I've seen ref to the 43rd in Blois, France and the 66th in Bordighera, Italy.

Another source says the 43rd in Blois was an American one so there would be an allied one elsewhere.

http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/basehosp.htm

http://www.anzacday.org.au/digging/hospitals.html

Regards,

Dave

 

[DaveHam9]

Hello,

"The 62nd General Hospital was posted at Bordighera from January 1918 to January 1919, and the 66th from January to March 1918."

http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=70501&mode=1

I'm not so sure the 66th was in Salonika. The ref to the 43rd being in Blois is to the American one for sure.

Regards,

Dave