wizard2250 Posted 14 June , 2009 Share Posted 14 June , 2009 Pop had this form filled out by a German doctor/hospital. It is one of two. As far as I knew he was captured at Monchy Le Preux on 14 April, 1917 yet the report says Vimy. Can someone tell me what the bottom right says? Any ideas on the reason for Vimy...perhaps a small battle around that date? thanks, shawn Pop had this form filled out by a German doctor/hospital. It is one of two. As far as I knew he was captured at Monchy Le Preux yet the report says Vimy. Can someone tell me what the bottom right says? Any ideas on the reason for Vimy...perhaps a small battle around that date? thanks, shawn Two of Two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sheldon Posted 15 June , 2009 Share Posted 15 June , 2009 Shawn You have posted two different reports. The first is signed off by an Oberstabsarzt (i.e. major or above) Mueller, chief medical officer of St Clothilde's Hospital, Douai. Because Douai is east of Vimy, it is possible that the casualty was moved back into the casevac chain of Group Vimy and so was categorised with the rest of the wounded from that source. The Newfoundland Regiment lost 150 captured at Monchy and many of them must have been wounded and required evacuation. The second, dating to July 1917, originates at a hospital near to his permanent prisoner of war camp. It appears to have been designated E1. I am not sure about the name of the camp. A place of that length beginning with L and ending a.L. could reasonably be expected to be Landsberg am Lech in Bavaria, but I do not think that that is the correct reading and I cannot suggest another offhand. This needs to be checked by a handwriting specialist. The details of the wounding: gunshot to head and left leg is the same as previously noted. Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Johnson Posted 15 June , 2009 Share Posted 15 June , 2009 The camp on the second report is Limburg an Lahn. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sheldon Posted 15 June , 2009 Share Posted 15 June , 2009 Doug Thanks for that. Limburg makes perfect sense, but I let myself be thrown off the scent, because the abbreviation for Limburg an der Lahn (In Hesse, by the way), would normally be Limburg a.d. Lahn. So much hangs on one letter and it all depends upon whether or not the river concerned is masculine or feminine! Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard2250 Posted 15 June , 2009 Author Share Posted 15 June , 2009 Wow...is there any end to the depth of knowledge of the forum members!! thank you to all for your help, shawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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