Alanatabz Posted 2 October , 2021 Share Posted 2 October , 2021 Does anybody know if RAMC personnel served on RN ships circa 1912? I have an RAMC chap who served 1905 to 1919, and shown in a photo of HMS Mosquito Racing team 1912. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 2 October , 2021 Share Posted 2 October , 2021 Got a name? I've come across several RN Medical Service officers who changed over to RAMC; maybe he did the reverse, temporarily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanatabz Posted 3 October , 2021 Author Share Posted 3 October , 2021 Hi Jane Alfred Carson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horatio2 Posted 3 October , 2021 Share Posted 3 October , 2021 In April 1912 HMS MOSQUITO (a new -1910 - BEAGLE Class destroyer) was based on the depot ship HMS BLENHEIM at Harwich as part of the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla. MOSQUITO only carried five officers, including the captain. Destroyers did not carry a doctor. The wardroom may have co-opted a local army MO to form an officers' boat's crew for a 1912 regatta. Just a possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 4 October , 2021 Share Posted 4 October , 2021 11 hours ago, horatio2 said: Destroyers did not carry a doctor Not at that date - I hope I'm correct in saying that the Admiralty realised after the battle of Heligoland Bight that smaller fighting ships also needed an MO aboard. Hence the uptake of surgeon probationers to fill the gap between requirement and actuality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 4 October , 2021 Share Posted 4 October , 2021 12 hours ago, Alanatabz said: Alfred Carson Is that Alfred Carson 301004? If so I can only find him as a sergeant major (in the Medal Index Card listings; I think I had the search wide enough to trawl all possibilities). I'll see if I can find a cross-bearing from the naval side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanatabz Posted 4 October , 2021 Author Share Posted 4 October , 2021 Many thanks Jane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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