B103 Casualty Form

[EDWARD1]

Could a forum member kindly translate to plain speak the attached document.

I can decipher that the soldier concerned was wounded and admitted to 138 Field Ambulance and 139 FA(which/ when is confusing). Does Duty 26/6/16 SD1674 mean he had recovered and returned to duty.What does the line 1.7.16 41DRS (assume it relates to 41st Div to which he was attached). Did he die of wounds from the original Haemorrhage 4months later or return to duty and die from another wound.

Eddie

[EDWARD1]

Forgot to attach

Eddie

[clive_hughes]

The dates in the right hand small column are those when a report was made - in this case on 8 June 1916 138th Field Ambulance "In the Field" reports he has been admitted suffering from haemorrhage of the lung (or tubercule of the lung). The report is received by the recording authorities in the UK on 10 June (left hand column). The letter/number refs. in the far right are probably to identify the actual communication - as in "Re. your note ref. SD10783..."

He must then have been transferred to a neighbouring medical unit, since on 9 June 139th Field Ambulance makes a roughly similar report, received the same day but after the other one has been logged in. However, in the far right column of the 8 June entry is also a reference to his being passed to 41st Divisional Rest Station on 9 June.

41st DRS then makes an undated report received on 1 July confirming his ailment but it states (to the right again) that he has been returned to duty on 26 June.

This suggests that the final entry, made by his Officer Commanding on ?5 October to the effect that he died of wounds received in action, is nothing to do with the lung ailment. That report is itself received on 20 October. OC's report might be dated 5-10 October, it's not absolutely clear to me. The rest of his file and sources such as SDGW and the CWGC will indicate if there is some doubt as to his date of death. SDGW should state type of casualty, clarifying whether the phrase "DOW received in action" means he was killed in action or died later of wounds. I've seen the phrase used rather loosely for both types of death notification.

[EDWARD1]

Many thanks LST_164 thats much clearer

Eddie