Plans of Medical posts

[TEW]

I've created this list of plans of various ADS, CMDS, DRS, CCS & Hospitals from the WO95 diaries I hold. Mainly East Lancashire Field Ambulances, West Riding Field Ambulances but a handful from CCS or other medical diaries. There are in WO95 sequence. Will be adding more to this post as I find plans.

References, page numbers etc are from TNA downloads which may be in different parts (all identified). I was going to include a way to find them via Ancestry, sorry too long winded!! However, Ancestry downloads of the plans seem to be a better quality than I can extract from the pdfs, tried 3 different ways, compared to Ancestry and I think Ancestry's are better images.

I've added three images as examples in the relevant place.

Any errors or corrections please post or PM.

TEW

TNA WO95/344/9. 36 CCS

Page 56. Plan of 36 Casualty Clearing Station, Heilly May 1916. Scale 1” = 66’ (1:792) Planned by E Spencer-Bourne RTO Heilly.

Totally in the wrong place within diary, dated May 1916 but at end of December 1917 file. Should connect to TNA WO95/344/8 pages 41 – 56.

TNA WO95/2652/1 part 1 Page 16

Plan of Marseilles Docks, 2^nd March 1917, 1/1 East Lancashire Field Ambulance, disembarkation.

TNA WO95/2652/1 part 1 Pages 57 to 76

1/1 East Lancashire Field Ambulance. HQ at Ruyalcourt. June 1917. Progress reports and sketches of 3 posts during construction (ADS or RAP?):

Havrincourt Wood, 57c NE J.36.a

Trescault, 57c SE Q.3.c

Chalk pit, 57c SE Q.10.a

Page 76, Evacuation map for above.

TNA WO95/2652/1 part 1 Page 154

1/1 East Lancashire Field Ambulance, 31^st August 1917

Diary text pages 140,

Schematic plan of evacuation and locations for Collecting posts near Ypres at:

Bavaria – Sheet 28 C.30.c.6.4
Square Farm – Sheet 28 C.30.b.5.8

ADS at Potijze - Sheet 28 I.4.a.8.8?

ADS at Ypres - Sheet 28 I.7.b.2.2 Prison

TNA WO95/2652/1 part 1 Page 191 and key to plan on page 193

Appendix 1a. Plan of Advanced Dressing Station, Ypres Prison I.7.b.2.2. 1/1 East Lancashire Field Ambulance, 8^th Sept 1917. 5 Corps DDMS visited and wanted formation of Advanced Operating Centre for chest and abdomen cases. Plan of buildings submitted.

TNA WO95/2652/1 part 1 Page 195

1/1 East Lancashire Field Ambulance. Sketch of Advanced Dressing Station at Railway Post. 10^th Sept 1917

TNA WO95/2652/1 part 1 Page 196. 10^th Sept 1917

1/1 East Lancashire Field Ambulance, plan of evacuation. RAPs, Collection Points, Bearer Posts, Divisional walking wounded posts, ADS, CMDS, FA HQ, Corps walking wounded posts. Ypres and mainly square I. Also shown is the Light Railway from Westonhoek Yard to Bedlington Line

TNA WO95/2652/1 part 1 Page 211. 25^th September 1917

1/1 East Lancashire Field Ambulance. 2 adjoining sheets. Appendix 8. Adrian Huts at Groote-Kwinte Farm.

Sheet 1, plan of billets and horse lines. Key on page 210

Sheet 2 Plan of Y Corps Main Dressing Station. Key on page 209

TNA WO95/2652/1 part 1 Page 222. Appx 1 and Page 221, Key to plan .

Plan of new 15 Corps Main Dressing Station. (Y Corps?) Oosthoek. 1/1 East Lancashire Field Ambulance. Plan dated 1^st November 1917. Appx 1 is for 1^st Oct 1917

Above is plan of MDS up to 30^th October 1917 it then moved to site of 1 Canadian CCS E.5.a.9.9

TNA WO95/2652/1 part 2 Page 7 Appx 5 and Page 8, Key to plan .

Plan of Y Corps Main Dressing Station. (15 Corps?) Oosthoek. 1/1 East Lancashire Field Ambulance. 1^st November 1917. Sheet 19 E.5.a.9.9

TNA WO95/3078/1 pt1 Page 88.

Plan of billets and town of Hermin. 2/1 West Riding Field Ambulance. 10^th Feb 1918.

TNA WO95/3078/1 pt1 Page 105.

Plan of Main Dressing Station at Souastre. 2/1 West Riding Field Ambulance. 22^nd May 1918.

Described as ‘Plan of admission and evacuation of patients’. Coloured

TNA WO95/3078/1 pt1 Page 110

Plan of temporary Main Dressing Station Souastre. 2/1 West Riding Field Ambulance. 4^th June 1918. 57d D.22.a.4.6

TNA WO95/3078/1 pt1 Page 115

Plan of 62^nd Division Main Dressing Station at St Imoges. ‘Disposition of MDS’ 20^th July 1918

TNA WO95/3078/1 pt1 Page 116

Plan of 62^nd Division Main Dressing Station at St Imoges. ‘Car Routes’ 20^th July 1918

TNA WO95/3078/1 pt1 Page 133. 5^th Sept 1918. 57c H.1.b.8.5

Plan of 62^nd Division Rest Station, 2/1 West Riding Field Ambulance, Behagnies, Waterlot Farm. 57d H.1.b.6.7. In colour and very nice.

TNA WO95/3078/2 pt1 Page 42

Plan of Behagnies Hospital, 2/2 West Riding Field Ambulance. 1^st June 1917. 57c H.1.d.8.3. Also locates 461 Coy. RE and 30^th MAC

TNA WO95/3078/2 pt1 Page 48

Plan of 5 Corps scabies Hospital combined with Field Hospital. 2/2 West Riding Field Ambulance. 1^st July 1917. 57c G.9.b.7.1

TNA WO95/3078/2 pt1 Page 90

Plan of Field Ambulance site, Maroeiul. 2/2 West Riding Field Ambulance. 1^st – 10^th February 1918. Eye and Gas wards.

TNA WO95/3078/3 pt1 Page 84

Plan of ‘Anzin Camp Site’ 2/3 West Riding Field Ambulance. 9^th February 1918. Showing anti-bomb protection.

TNA WO95/3131/2 part 1 Page 27 and 28. 1^st April 1917. 2/1 East Lancashire Field Ambulance. 2 part map, North and South Merville.

Plan of 11 Corps Rest Station, Skin Depot, Officers’ rest Station (Chateau Demon) and Baths. Merville Sheet 36a K.29. Text description from page 29.

TNA WO95/3131/2 part 1 Page 37. 2/1 East Lancashire Field Ambulance. 1^st April 1917.

Map of Scabies and Impetigo Hospital, Merville (the skin depot from above).

TNA WO95/3131/2 part 1 Page 38. 2/1 East Lancashire Field Ambulance. April 1917.

Plan of 11 Corps Rest Station, Merville. Upsidedown.

TNA WO95/3131/2 part 1 Page 42-43. 2/1 East Lancashire Field Ambulance. April 1917

Inventory for 11 Corps Rest Station

TNA WO95/3131/2 part 1 Page 86. 2/1 East Lancashire Field Ambulance. 16^th April 1917

Medical Post symbols to be used; ie RAP, BP, ADS, MDS, CMDS, CRS, DRS etc

Page 85, Description of how each post should be used, from 66^th Division ADM

TNA WO95/3131/2 part 1 Page 115. 2/1 East Lancashire Field Ambulance. 17^th July 1917.

Oost Dunkirk Bains. Location plan of HQ, Advanced Dressing Station, Evacuation Route. Hotel Regina. Sheet 11 SE. R.27.c.8.8

TNA WO95/3131/2 part 1 Page 116. 2/1 East Lancashire Field Ambulance. 17^th July 1917.

Rough Plan of Advanced Dressing Station (as per page 115). With key to plan.

TNA WO95/3131/2 part 1 Page 167. 2/1 East Lancashire Field Ambulance. 3^rd Oct 1917

Plan of Hillhoek Corps Rest Station, 2 ANZAC Corps, Abeele. Sheet 27 L.20.b.6.4

Edited 13 November , 2019 by TEW
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[Broznitsky]

Thank you for posting this! Interesting diagrams.

[mebu]

Well done and Thanks TEW, very useful. Peter

[petestarling]

A great piece of useful information. The AMS museum also has colour plans for locations of 69th Field Ambulance drawn by AR Watt and T Smith. These include the famous plan of Essex Farm. I have used these plans on the Western Front looking for the sites.

[Chris Best]

Exciting times with this sort of material starting to enter a he public domain.  Many thanks, TEW.

 

[David_Underdown]

As TEW already knows I've had a go at overlaying the 36 CCS map on Google Earth - see https://halfmuffled.wordpress.com/2016/12/10/36-casualty-clearing-station-located/