8 Casualty Clearing Station

[Patrick Watt]

Hi All

Does anyone happen to know where No8 Casualty Clearing Station and No8 Field Ambulance was based in May 1916. I am trying to get information on Number 1 Entrenching Battalion and one of their men was sent to 8FA and 8CCS at this time. Thought it might give me an idea where the Entrenching Batt was based at that time.

All the best

Patrick Watt

[SteveE]

No. 8 CCS locations according to LLT mothersite.....

8 Bailleul Jan 15 - Mar 17; Agnez-les-Duisans Mar 17 - Apr 18; Wavrans Apr 18 - Jun 18; Elnes Jun 18 - Oct 18; Ana Jana Siding Oct 18; Les Trois Tilleuls Nov 18; Tourcoing Nov 18 - Jan 19

Link to the details is http://www.1914-1918.net/ccs.htm

No.8 Field Ambulance was one of 3rd Divisions FAs. and has a War Diary at Kew under reference "WO 95/1407 8 Field Ambulance 1914 Aug. - 1919 May"

Regards

Steve

[IPT]

According to a post by Malcolm elsewhere, No8 Casualty Clearing Station would have been at Bailleul at the time;

Bailleul Jan 15 - Mar 17

Agnez-les-Duisans Mar 17 - Apr 18

Wavrans Apr 18- Jun 18

Elnes Jun 18 - Oct 18

Ana Jana Siding Oct 18

Les Trois Tilleuls Nov 18

Tourcoing Nov 18 - Jan 19

EDIT: Too slow...

[Patrick Watt]

Thanks guys!

Am I right in saying that the 8 in Number 8 Field Ambulance means that it was attached to the 8th Brigade? And likewise Number 142 Field Ambulance would be attached to the 142nd Brigade?

Patrick

[jonbem]

Came across this digitised diary whilst searching if it is of use to others, Number 8 CCS Bailleul I believe

https://wellcomelibrary.org/item/b18502556#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=2&z=0.5171%2C0.167%2C0.3641%2C0.2464

Edited 1 January , 2018 by jonbem

[Ron Clifton]

On 11/9/2009 at 18:36, Patrick Watt said:

Thanks guys!

Am I right in saying that the 8 in Number 8 Field Ambulance means that it was attached to the 8th Brigade? And likewise Number 142 Field Ambulance would be attached to the 142nd Brigade?

Patrick

Yes to No.8, no to No.142. The BEF went to war with 18 infantry brigades and 20 Field Ambulances, of which 19 and 20 were GHQ Troops. 19 FA was attached to 19 Brigade on its formation, but 20 remained with GHQ throughout the war.

 

Thereafter, as a general rule, "n" Brigade would be served by "n+1" FA, but there were some exceptions in the 140s when new FAs were formed for the Guards Division. Also, when brigades of the New Armies were swapped with Regular brigades after Loos in 1915, I don't think the FAs necessarily accompanied them, though I think some did. You would need to look at Becke's Orders of Battle to check individual cases.

 

Ron