Charles William Brown RAMC 62896

[Dan Hultum]

Hi,

Can anyone help me decipher, my relatives medal card? Im trying to find out to which (if any) battalion/division he was attached to. He was from Chester, but I have little information about him other than this card. He had 2 brothers who both served in different regiments one in 1 Battalion Royal Welsh and the other in 10 Battalion KSLI. I know he survived the war and later was placed in the Devon area. Thanks in anticipation.

[ss002d6252]

That code is purely administrative, it has no meaning in respect to any particular unit.

Craig

[Dan Hultum]

ok thanks, does the fact he won the Victory Medal but was 'ineligible for 15 star' hold any significance? Does the awarding of the British medal mean he definately saw action during the war? I think I might be at a loggerheads with this chap. thanks again Craig.

 

Dan 

[kenf48]

See https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/soldiers/how-to-research-a-soldier/campaign-medal-records/how-to-interpret-a-campaign-medal-index-card/

He enlisted in the Royal Army Medical Corps, the only note on the card shows he was ineligible for the 1914-15 Star which shows he did not enter a theatre of war until after the qualifying period, i.e. 31st December 1915.  This medal was instituted to show those soldiers who had enlisted during the 'voluntary' period.  Many who volunteered but did not serve overseas felt 'cheated' by this distinction that they had to enter a theatre of war prior to that date.

There is a medical record on Find My Past which shows he was admitted to 11th Casualty Clearing Station with PUO or Pyrexia (fever) of unknown origin on 24th October 1916 and at that time he had 8 months service with the BEF and a total of one year's service.  At the time of his admission he was serving with the 8 Field Ambulance.

[Dan Hultum]

thanks Ken this is fantastic! I can certainly work with this information. Brilliant!

 

Dan

[alf mcm]

Dan,

  Findmypast has a medical record for Charles. It shows he was serving with 8 Field Ambulance when he was admitted to 11 Casualty Clearing Station on 23/10/16 from a sick convoy {perhaps a Motor Ambulance Convoy}. He was discharged via another convoy next day. His condition was P.U.O., which means Pyrexia of unknown origin.  https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=S2%2FGBM%2FMH106%2FMH106-447%2F0025&parentid=GBM%2FMH106%2FP2%2F089569

The war diary for 8 Field Ambulance can be downloaded here {Charles may be mentioned};-  https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7352057

The war diary for 11 Casualty Clearing Staion can be downloaded here {unlikely Charles will be mentioned by name};-  https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/1b7c84b2b8904f87bab453d477b4866d

Both diaries can be downloaded for free from T.N.A. at present if you register. See the yellow bar at the top of your page. The diaries should prove interesting.

Regards,

Alf McM