No. 2 CCS July 1917 war diary?

[elbelle]

Wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of any information on what no. 2 CCS were doing around 20th July 1917. Trying all angles to discover more about Robert Farrell who DOW there

[jhill]

Are you sure we are looking foe No. 2 CCS ? The Commonwealth War Graves site seems to list this fellow at LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY. I think No. 2 was nowhere nearby. However, No.2 (Can) CCS was at Remy and their casualties would have gone to LIJSSENTHOEK.

The War Diary of No. 2 (Can) CCS is available online here:

http://data4.collectionscanada.ca/netacgi/nph-brs?s1=casualty&s13=&s12=&l=20&s9=RG9&s7=9-52&Sect1=IMAGE&Sect2=THESOFF&Sect4=AND&Sect5=WARDPEN&Sect6=HITOFF&d=FIND&p=1&u=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/archivianet/02015202_e.html&r=2&f=G

[elbelle]

Hi, the records state died in 2nd CCS of wounds on 20th July 1917 he was in the RGA British not Canadian but did they distinguish if someone was wounded. I thought record stated 2nd CCS was at Bailleul at this time. I don't know anything about how CCS worked

[sotonmate]

Elbelle

The nitty gritty that you seek is the Admissions and Discharge Register which each CCS maintained. Unfortunately only a representative sample of a few have survived,these are listed in the NA Discovery database under the series MH106. CCS2 registers are not among them. That unit's war diary may have some treatment figures day-by-day but not in the detail of the Registers.

[jhill]

Hi, the records state died in 2nd CCS of wounds on 20th July 1917 he was in the RGA British not Canadian but did they distinguish if someone was wounded. I thought record stated 2nd CCS was at Bailleul at this time. I don't know anything about how CCS worked

The national affiliations of the Casualty Clearing Stations are not relevant. CCSs were sited in groups. The most important group in the Ypres salient was at Remy Siding. Here, at this time, were nos. 10, 17, 2(Can) and 3(Can). They admitted in turn; when one was full, casualties were directed to the next. There was absolutely no attempt to send British casualties to British CCSs nor Canadian casualties to Canadian CCSs. The only confusion is our own, trying to figure this out so long after the fact!

I think I am correct in this.

[elbelle]

Interestingly the entry for 19th July for No2 (CAN) CCS says, "had visit from Lt Col ? from No.2 CCS he still at Bailleul" waiting it seems for orders to move on