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anthony osborne

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Other than service records and pension records, is there any other way of establishing when a soldier was wounded and into which casualty clearing station and hospital he was transferred? Did medical units keep this detail?

Any suggestions?

Many thanks,

Anthony

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Other than service records and pension records, is there any other way of establishing when a soldier was wounded and into which casualty clearing station and hospital he was transferred? Did medical units keep this detail?

Any suggestions?

Many thanks,

Anthony

I think that question has been asked before.

Retlaw

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If you know the mans Number, Regiment and have a rough idea of when he was wounded, then you can look up the name in the published casualty lists. The names were usually (but not always) published just over a month after men were wounded, and sometimes on the same day as men who were killed (so you can cross reference with CWGC data)

The Times published the full list daily until mid 1917 and (for a fee) this is accessible online, although not that user friendly unless you know exactly what you are looking for.

From mid 1917 onwards, HMSO Published the Casualty Lists. "HMSO War Office Weekly Casualty Lists" which are a compilation of daily lists of all Killed, Died of Wounds, Missing, Wounded and Prisoners.

The British Library in London and most major Libraries have copies (I have used those held in the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh).

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It can be like looking for a needle in a haystack, but I eventually found my grandfather by a process of elimination using evidence from other sources.

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anthony

You might like to open up the known facts here about your subject,there are various members with some knowledge and some lists. A name,Regt,number and (rough) date range,or whatever you have, would be useful.

The Army records on wounded are now severely limited to a few representative sample units.

About the only one of any substance is for Casualty Clearing Station 3,if you were lucky to find your subject there you would learn the nature of wounds,and where sent on if hospitalised.There are Admission and Discharge Registers at Kew in the MH106 series.

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Did you have to have to physically visit the National library in Edinburgh or is it downloadable? My Grandfather was actually from Edinburgh and was with the 8th Bat. Seaforths when he lost his arm in 1917.

Hazel C.

If you know the mans Number, Regiment and have a rough idea of when he was wounded, then you can look up the name in the published casualty lists. The names were usually (but not always) published just over a month after men were wounded, and sometimes on the same day as men who were killed (so you can cross reference with CWGC data)

The Times published the full list daily until mid 1917 and (for a fee) this is accessible online, although not that user friendly unless you know exactly what you are looking for.

From mid 1917 onwards, HMSO Published the Casualty Lists. "HMSO War Office Weekly Casualty Lists" which are a compilation of daily lists of all Killed, Died of Wounds, Missing, Wounded and Prisoners.

The British Library in London and most major Libraries have copies (I have used those held in the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh).

.

It can be like looking for a needle in a haystack, but I eventually found my grandfather by a process of elimination using evidence from other sources.

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