stevenbecker Posted 6 October , 2023 Share Posted 6 October , 2023 I was going threw this record and wondered what hospital this was in Devenport? A check turned up, possbily, the Ford Hosp, but is that the only one The soldier was buried in his home town COWLES Frank 1004 Dvr 2 LH Bde Trn 1R (6Co AASC) disemb Colombo MU VD reemb 1R/04 LHR (643) tos C Sqn 7-15 WIA 22-8-15 R/arm shot reported when C Sqn and one Troop A Sqn sent to garrison Lone Pine evac to (Military) hosp Devenport UK 8-15 (G) died at Devonport Military Hosp UK buried by Rev Pemberton at (St Michael) Churchyard Lyons Hall Leominster Hereford UK Butcher / Sugar farmer 22 Cairns Qld Enl 17-9-14 DoW 10-9-15 NoK Leominster Hereford UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aconnolly Posted 7 October , 2023 Share Posted 7 October , 2023 Steve Agree, the Ford was part of the 4th Southern General Hospital - most likely be here for GSW and the timing seems to fit as Ford opened July 1915. Other hospitals in area included convalescent and venereal. Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenbecker Posted 7 October , 2023 Author Share Posted 7 October , 2023 Cheers Andrew, Fits the ticket nicely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 8 October , 2023 Share Posted 8 October , 2023 Information now not necessary perhaps, but in answer to the initial question Stoke Military Hospital (now home to Devonport High School) was another hospital in the area; it faced RNH Stonehouse (now The Millfields) across Stonehouse Creek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenbecker Posted 8 October , 2023 Author Share Posted 8 October , 2023 Could this be in use during that period? If there was another why would not the records show which Hosp he died in? Did it take wounded from Gallipoli? Jane you thrown a cat in the mix mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aconnolly Posted 8 October , 2023 Share Posted 8 October , 2023 I am pretty sure the General Military hospital and the Stoke Military hospital in Devonport were the same thing - or at least part of the same complex. This however dies need confirmation Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 8 October , 2023 Share Posted 8 October , 2023 14 hours ago, stevenbecker said: Jane you thrown a cat in the mix mate Hah, sorry! The naval hospital ships sailing from Gallipoli certainly stopped at Lemnos, Alexandria and sometimes Malta and Gibraltar before arriving at Devonport, and I have no reason to believe that the army hospital ships didn't do the same. sJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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