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Territorial Force Casualty Clearing Stations


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Hello All,

Can anyone help me in identifying the numbering system used to designate the Casualty Clearing Stations of the TF. It is my understanding that at some point c.1916 they were given new numerical designations. The units I am particularly interested in are;

1/1 East Anglian CCS, RAMC (TF) - Numbered 54 CCS, then redesignated (1917?) 66 CCS.

2/1 East Anglian CCS, RAMC (TF)

1/1 Home Counties CCS, RAMC (TF)

2/1 Home Counties CCS, RAMC (TF)

1/1 London CCS, RAMC (TF)

2/1 London CCS, RAMC (TF)

1/2 London CCS, RAMC (TF)

2/2 London CCS, RAMC (TF)

Grateful for any assistance.

Paul

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Paul

The Long Long Trail,at top left of this screen,will help:

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

Sotonmate

Thank you Sotonmate, yes I had a look at this as my starting point, but it left me confused. 1/1 London CCS seems to be listed as both 62 and 63 CCS at different times, whilst 1/2 London CCS is listed as 62 CCS and 54 CCS (though I understand it did get renumbered to 54 at some point). The Home Counties CCS isnt mentioned, and I cant find anything about the second-line units, if indeed they existed. I'm trying to identify unit lineage and keep going round in circles....

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The Territorial Force Casualty Clearing Stations were first formed in 1913 as Territorial Force Clearing Hospitals and were active in specific locations. The ones you are interested in would therefore have been the East Anglian Clearing Hospital, the Home Counties Clearing Hospital etc. They were re-titled Casualty Clearing Stations shortly after the war and their numbering system fell in line with the numbering system of the regular/new army casualty clearing stations. For example, the West Riding Clearing Hospital was the only Territorial Force Clearing Hospital to be fully established and trained at the outset of the war, it was re-designated No 7 CCS in 1914 and arrived in France on 1st November 1914 after the CCSs 1 - 6.

The re-designated numbers for the CCSs you are interested in are:-

1/1 Home Counties CCS, RAMC (TF) - Numbered 47

2/1 Home Counties CCS, RAMC (TF) - Numbered 67

1/1 London CCS, RAMC (TF) - Numbered 63

1/2 London CCS, RAMC (TF) - Numbered 54

2/2 London CCS, RAMC (TF) - Numbered 55

1/1 East Anglian CCS, RAMC (TF) - Numbered 54 CCS, then redesignated (1917?) 66 CCS. - The renumbering of this unit had something to do with the sinking of the Royal Edward, when the men of The East Anglian CCS were either drowned or scattered to different shores. The unit no longer existed but later reformed.

I cannot find any information on the two CCSs below, are you certain they existed? If so I'll hunt deeper.

2/1 East Anglian CCS, RAMC (TF)

2/1 London CCS, RAMC (TF)

Regards

Barbara

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