Doctors of 25th Field Ambulance

[Rob Chester]

Hello,

 

Does anyone know where I might find a list of Doctors serving with the 25th Field Ambulance in Salonika in March 1916. 

 

Thanks

 

Rob

[DavidOwen]

Are you sure it is 25th you need as LLT and Wartime Memories suggest 25th (2nd Wessex) Field Ambulance were in France for the duration?

https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/soldiers/a-soldiers-life-1914-1918/the-evacuation-chain-for-wounded-and-sick-soldiers/field-ambulances-in-the-first-world-war/

https://wartimememoriesproject.com/greatwar/allied/ramcunit.php?pid=12787

[MaxD]

Perhaps mistaken for 25 Casualty Clearing Station which was among the Salonika medical facilities according to an earlier GWF thread.

 

Max

[Rob Chester]

Hello David, Hello Max,

 

I am trying to identify an RAMC officer mentioned in a letter that I have. I believe the name is Dr Dewar - its hard to read the hand writing - he is described as having served with the 10th Division in Serbia and being with the 25th Field Ambulance. As you say I have now found the 25th was nowhere near Salonika. The man in question was also at Imbros during the Gallipoli campaign - from google it seems that the 25th Casualty Clearing Station was also there so that seems more likely than the 2/5 London Field Ambulance which was my other thought. Do you know if the 25th CC was in Serbia with the 10th Division?

 

Rob

[charlie962]

This man might be worth following up ?

 

 

Charlie

 

Edit-  Glasgow Medical Jnl 1917 adds this:

Temporary Captain R. S. Dewar, M.B., Ch.B.Glasg. (1905), R.A.M.C, is a well-known practitioner in Govan, and holds the post of dispensary surgeon to Glasgow Royal Infirmary.

 

He was MiD again in 1917.

Edited 22 September , 2019 by charlie962

[Rob Chester]

Hello Charlie,

 

Thanks so much He's my man! I have just found his medal index card - Robert Scott Dewar 25 C.C.S. served Dardanelles and Serbia.

 

Thanks everyone for the help.

 

Rob