Kath Posted 9 July , 2015 Share Posted 9 July , 2015 (edited) Hedley, Can't see any report in newspapers (FMPast) and there are a lot of Irishmen named James Walsh in Ancestry :-( The incident could be in Neuralia's log for 1915. Neuralia - found only this for 1917: http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ListingReports/ItemsListing.aspx Kath. Edited 9 July , 2015 by Kath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alantwo Posted 9 July , 2015 Share Posted 9 July , 2015 Hedley This may or may not help. Alfred Edward Taylor, Stoker 1st Class, 296506, Hood Battalion, RND, died of dysentery on board HS Neuralia on 9th August 1915. (Chatby War Memorial - Alexandria). Edward Gordon Henderson, Private, 10/2179, Wellington Regiment, NZEF, died of wounds on board HS Neuralia, 15th August 1915 and is buried at sea. (Lone Pine Memorial). The ship was heading for Alexandria. As Kath said there are a number of entries for James Walsh in Ancestry, but if we can work out where he was evacuated from it may narrow it down a bit. Kath - Excellent web-site by the way. Regards Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilB Posted 9 July , 2015 Share Posted 9 July , 2015 A note from a Sgt in the 6th Manchesters about Alexandria:- There were several ships embarking soldiers, the Ionian was carrying the 7th and 8th Battalions of the Manchester Regiment and the 5th and 6th were on the Derflinger. The Derflinger had returned from the Dardanelles the previous day with 580 wounded Australians and it is said that they were disembarked in about four hours. It is also said that two fell overboard and drowned. There were many Australians on board the Derflinger, having been in the Dardanelles, but having returned with the wounded, and they had a remarkable story to tell about what the Australians had gone through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kath Posted 9 July , 2015 Share Posted 9 July , 2015 Thanks, Alan. As 'Burlington' Martin said, 'a labour of love'. I have another page, THE LAST VOYAGE, to get online before 13th. August. Kath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedley Malloch Posted 10 July , 2015 Share Posted 10 July , 2015 (edited) Hedley, Can't see any report in newspapers (FMPast) and there are a lot of Irishmen named James Walsh in Ancestry :-( Kath. Kath and Alantwo, Aren't there just? And if you run out you can find some more on FMP. There is a newsclipping about the story (thanks to Museum Tom of this Parish). For my purposes I don't need to know much more, but I pass it on. It's from the King's County Observer, an Irish paper, undated but sometime in 1916. It could be of interest to anyone keen on Gallipoli and/or hospital ships. There is an Australian interest since the Connaughts were in support of the Australians at Lone Pine a few days before. Possibly Walsh was a casualty of that action. I have heard of similar WW1 stories of where - in the words of the song - 'the corpse sat up and sang'. Anyone know of others? The Neuralia had a long and distinguished history as a hospital and transport ship, only being sunk in the last week of WW2. Edited 10 July , 2015 by Hedley Malloch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kath Posted 10 July , 2015 Share Posted 10 July , 2015 Very good to see it in black & white (almost) and confirmed. Kath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjharris Posted 13 July , 2015 Share Posted 13 July , 2015 Plumridge's "Hospital Ships and Ambulance Trains" has a list of Hospital Ships and other vessels used for the reception, treatment and movement of casualties during the Gallipoli campaign. Page 169, Appendix D. Unfortunately, it is only a list of names, without any dates or other details. Other details are found elsewhere in the book. A note: Plumridge's book contains names of ships that didn't go anywhere near the Gallipoli peninsula; as Doc says, they were "used in the Gallipoli campaign" which could mean Egypt to England, India or Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Posted 4 September , 2018 Share Posted 4 September , 2018 I'm interested in the whereabouts of the hospital ship Soudan from August 1914 until January 1915. Does anyone know how I would find out where this ship was during this period? I'm wondering whether it was shore-based during this time. My Grandfather's Navy record shows that he was assigned to the Soudan on 1 Aug 1914 having been a SBA at Plymouth Hospital up to that point. The last entry on his record shows RUN 8-1-15 Soudan Birkenhead - does anyone know what this means? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horatio2 Posted 4 September , 2018 Share Posted 4 September , 2018 (edited) The notation "RUN" means that he deserted (from SOUDAN at Birkenhead). If his record does not continue beyond that date it means he was never recovered. Edited 4 September , 2018 by horatio2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Posted 4 September , 2018 Share Posted 4 September , 2018 Many thanks. No, his Navy record does not continue beyond this point. I do know he joined the Royal Marine Artillery in February 1915 under a different name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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