stuannmc Posted 22 January , 2020 Share Posted 22 January , 2020 Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows anything about the 26th Clearing Hospital at Suvla? My Grandfather was sent there after being wounded Suvla Bay, September 1915. Any information would be appreciated. Many thanks. Ann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 22 January , 2020 Share Posted 22 January , 2020 Possibly the 26th Casualty Clearing Station? If you Google that phrase a few results come up. There were no fixed hospitals at Gallipoli as far as I recall - wounded were transported (in hospital ships if need be) back to Mudros on the island of Lemnos. sJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 22 January , 2020 Share Posted 22 January , 2020 2 hours ago, seaJane said: Possibly the 26th Casualty Clearing Station The position of the 26th CCS is indicated on this map - near 'A' Beach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuannmc Posted 22 January , 2020 Author Share Posted 22 January , 2020 That's fantastic! Thankyou. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuannmc Posted 25 January , 2020 Author Share Posted 25 January , 2020 My Grandfather arrived back in England nearly 1 month later. I am interested in finding out what his movements would have been from the CCS? Malta? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 25 January , 2020 Share Posted 25 January , 2020 After Mudros, or possibly without stopping at Mudros depending on the nature of his wound, Malta or Alexandria (again depending on the nature / severity of the wound) and then onward to England. I can't at the moment lay hands on the memoir I have which details the length of the voyage from Plymouth to Mudros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuannmc Posted 25 January , 2020 Author Share Posted 25 January , 2020 Thankyou so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 25 January , 2020 Share Posted 25 January , 2020 No trouble. What documentation do you have of your grandfather's service? Given a name and unit it should be possible to track something down if you haven't found it already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuannmc Posted 25 January , 2020 Author Share Posted 25 January , 2020 His service records don't have too much information, it says that he was wounded by a sniper 2 Sept 1915 at Suvla(he was in the 9th West York when they landed at Sulva Bay, August 1915) and he returned home to England 8 October 1915. New information found on 'Forces War records' that he was sent "to 26th Clg. Hospital, Royal Army Medical Corps." That's all I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 26 January , 2020 Share Posted 26 January , 2020 I owe you an apology. At the top of the Long Long Trail entry on CCS (Casualty Clearing Stations) it says "Until 9 January 1915 these units were known as Clearing Hospitals." That may have been the official date but evidently the old usage persisted beyond January in some areas. So Michaeldr's map with the 26th CCS is still relevant to your grandfather's experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuannmc Posted 26 January , 2020 Author Share Posted 26 January , 2020 All good. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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