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Hazebrouck Medical Facility ? February 1915


David_Blanchard

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I enclose an extract from the 28 ADMS war diary outlining the evacuation chain from Ypres- there is mention of evacuation from Poperinge CCS to Hazebrouck- but to what type of institution and which particular ‘hospital’ would this have been in February 1915? 
 

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Hazebrouck February 1915 - the following Casualty Clearing Stations were there at the time:

No.3 CCS August 1914 - 26th April 1915

No. 5 CCS August 1914 - 14th April 1915

Source: Location of Casualty Clearing Stations BEF 1914 -1919 Ministry of Pensions

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Thanks for the information- but why would one CCS at Poperinge evacuate to another at Hazebrouck? Better facilities? 
 

Having looked at the question of Medical facilities again, I would have thought the type of establishment at Hazebrouck would have been  field hospital that evacuated to base hospitals on the coast?

 

David 

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Not a clue,  but according to the source quoted No.3 CCS  was located at Poperinghe from 27th April 1915 to 14th May 1915 so not there in February 1915. Nos. 4 and 5 CCS were not there in February 1915 either, both there from April 1915

Only one Hospital listed at Hazebrouck, No. 9 British Red Cross Hospital, known as the Duchess of Sutherland's Hospital 1st September 1918 to 13th October 1918.

 

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Have to throw in 10 CCS as well. They took over from 3 CCS 1/2/15 and were in Hazebrouck all of Feb.

3 CCS were evacuating to Hazebrouck all of Feb as well, sometimes 10 CCS is noted. 3 CCS only had accommodation for 200 so perhaps overflow was moved to 10 CCS?

The numbers of those remaining overnight with 3 CCS is quite low, 25 ish.

TEW

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Thanks for the additional information.

 

David 

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FWIW according to my source 10CCS was at Hazebrouk from April 1915 to an unknown date and then again from June 1915 to 14th July '15.

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I may be wrong but I remember reading somewhere that each CCS had a 'type' of patient that they received. Some were predominantly orthopaedics, some were for gassed, headwinds etc. So whilst the gen evacuation to the ADS it sounds like they were triaged further into classifications. I'll have to look out the publication I found this in and try to quote it...

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Yes they could either be a specialised CCS or have a specialised section. The bulk of CCSs were for general wounded. As they were usually in groups of ~3 one could have a specialised chest or headwound section with the rest as 'general.' Other plans developed during the war, sometimes CCS groups would take in from different corps.

TEW

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