R M Oconnor41 Posted 6 August , 2018 Share Posted 6 August , 2018 Evening, please may I ask for some assistance? I am very lucky to have a complete copy of my Grandfather's military record, well almost. 9011 John Henry O'Connor 1st Battalion Connaught Rangers was wounded on 26th April 1915 on Mauser Ridge outside Ypres. His record shows GSW thigh.....and that's all the medical information I have, apart from half an address on a postcard which reads Corpl J O'Connor 1st Conn Rangers Red Cross Hospital Supper Room Ward D Is it normal for there to be no hospital record with the soldiers record? Any help gratefully received. With thanks Richard Link to post Share on other sites
Admin ss002d6252 Posted 6 August , 2018 Admin Share Posted 6 August , 2018 7 minutes ago, R M Oconnor41 said: Evening, please may I ask for some assistance? I am very lucky to have a complete copy of my Grandfather's military record, well almost. 9011 John Henry O'Connor 1st Battalion Connaught Rangers was wounded on 26th April 1915 on Mauser Ridge outside Ypres. His record shows GSW thigh.....and that's all the medical information I have, apart from half an address on a postcard which reads Corpl J O'Connor 1st Conn Rangers Red Cross Hospital Supper Room Ward D Is it normal for there to be no hospital record with the soldiers record? Any help gratefully received. With thanks Richard Soldier's records have generally been well weeded over the years. The odd service record retains a good set of hospital notes (I have seen the odd with temperature charts etc etc) but it's rare overall. Craig Link to post Share on other sites
R M Oconnor41 Posted 6 August , 2018 Author Share Posted 6 August , 2018 Thanks Craig. Richard Link to post Share on other sites
archangel9 Posted 9 August , 2018 Share Posted 9 August , 2018 Just in case you don't have this he was listed as wounded in The Times of 25/05/1915, 'under date May 8th'. I should be able to find the image if you want a copy? John Link to post Share on other sites
jflood Posted 8 May , 2020 Share Posted 8 May , 2020 If you know the Medical Unit he was treated in you could check with the Wellcome Foundation who hold many of the RAMC Admission and Discharge books Link to post Share on other sites
TEW Posted 8 May , 2020 Share Posted 8 May , 2020 2 hours ago, jflood said: If you know the Medical Unit he was treated in you could check with the Wellcome Foundation who hold many of the RAMC Admission and Discharge books I've never seen A&D books on Wellcome, they tend to have private collections, personal diaries, photo albums, memoirs etc. Richard, I'm intrigued by his military record as I can't find one online. Sometimes there are some very minimal, jargon entries that might ID a hospital or other medical aspects. Do you know which Red Cross H he wrote from? TEW Link to post Share on other sites
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