34288 Private Robert Nuttall 9th East Lancashire Regiment

[coldstreamer20]

Hi Pals,Trying to get some information on 34288 Private Robert Nuttall 9th battalion East Lancashire Regiment,his family have informed me Private Nuttall was admitted to hospital twice during the war,but they don't know if was for wounds or sickness,does any member know the nature of his hospital admittance ?,Thanks Paul

[George Rayner]

FWR has

Ailment: Not yet diagnosed (pyrexia)

Date of Admission for Original Ailment: 25/01/1918

Date Transferred to Sick Convoy: 27/01/1918

 

and

 

Ailment: Not yet diagnosed (Pyrexia)

Date of Admission for Original Ailment: 09/06/1917

Date Transferred to Sick Convoy: 10/06/1917

 

George

Edited 12 May , 2019 by George Rayner
WRONG ATTRIBUTION

[Gardenerbill]

I believe Pyrexia is a raised body temperature or fever. Given that the by 1918 the 9th East Lancs were in Salonika it could well have been un-diagnosed Malaria which was widespread amongst the British Salonika Army at that time.

[coldstreamer20]

Hi Pals,Many thanks to members George Rayner and Gardenerbill for the detailed information they supplied in reply to my topic,regards Paul