Schiellj Posted 27 July , 2018 Share Posted 27 July , 2018 (edited) I have a record saying that my great grandfather John Henry (or Hendry) McKenzie of the South African Infantry was wounded in action Oct of 1918 and it says in England. Was there even any action in or near England right before the end of the war. Where would be a good place to find records, what hospitals might he have been treated at etc? Thanks in advance, Lisa Jo Edited 27 July , 2018 by Schiellj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss002d6252 Posted 27 July , 2018 Share Posted 27 July , 2018 4 hours ago, Schiellj said: I have a record saying that my great grandfather John Henry (or Hendry) McKenzie of the South African Infantry was wounded in action Oct of 1918 and it says in England. Was there even any action in or near England right before the end of the war. Where would be a good place to find records, what hospitals might he have been treated at etc? Thanks in advance, Lisa Jo Can you show the relevant part of the records that you have ? Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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clk Posted 27 July , 2018 Share Posted 27 July , 2018 (edited) Hi Lisa Jo, My guess would be that John was one of the 377 'other ranks' recorded in the war diary as being casualties for the period 7th to 20th October 1918. Passing down the evacuation chain before arriving in England for further treatment/recuperation. The war diary is here on Ancestry (UK), or here at the National Archives. Regards Chris Edited 27 July , 2018 by clk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schiellj Posted 7 August , 2018 Author Share Posted 7 August , 2018 They sent me these records. Is it common for names to get screwed up like this? The other info matches. J H MCKENZIE 2.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Atkins Posted 7 August , 2018 Share Posted 7 August , 2018 (edited) It seems to have been as clk suggested - he was wounded in France on 20th and evacuated to England on 24th October 1918. Cheers, Pat SA record.pdf Edited 7 August , 2018 by Pat Atkins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clk Posted 7 August , 2018 Share Posted 7 August , 2018 Hi Lisa Jo, On 27/07/2018 at 04:11, Schiellj said: what hospitals might he have been treated at Page 4 of your pdf seems to read that he was treated at 41 Casualty Clearing Station; 1 Australian General Hospital (in Rouen); and the South African Hospital (in Richmond, Surrey).There is some information on the evacuation chain here. Regards Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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