Guest AdrianR8 Posted 11 May , 2008 Share Posted 11 May , 2008 I've been researching some Australian Flying Corps personnel and I have twice now come across a reference to 'L of C Hospital', which I am unable to identify either the full hospital name or its location. I've searched the forums, the hospitals page on the 'Long, Long Trail' site, and the WWW generally with no success. The relevant details from a Air Mechanic 2nd Class are as follows: 23.5.1918 - admitted to hospital sick 26.5.1918 - admitted 61 C.C. Stn (Casualty Clearance Station?) 26.5.1918 - transferred to No. 20 A?? (Advanced ? ?) 29.5.1918 - admitted L of C Hospital from F.M unit sick (F.M.?) or - admitted No 39 General Hospital (Havre) [repeat of postings on another page, but with some different info] 11.7.1918 - discharged to Base depot ex L of C Hospital ex sick 24.7.1918 - rejoined unit The references for the 26th and 29th May 1918 are the most perplexing to me and I'd appreciate some guidance. Was No 39 General Hospital known as something else? i.e. L of C? I don't believe so, because on the file for the other AFC man I was lresearching, his posting is via No 20 General Hospital, and yet he has the same reference to 'L of C' Hospital. There is a chance that it is not 'L of C' as the writing is quite stylized and I might be misreading it. And what does F.M. represent on 29.5.1918? Thanks Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Coulson Posted 11 May , 2008 Share Posted 11 May , 2008 L of C usually refers to Lines of Communication. Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebie9173 Posted 11 May , 2008 Share Posted 11 May , 2008 F. M. unit could be Field Medical unit. And I agree with Bob. Lines of Communication basically covers everything outside the Army* Command structure back to the Coast. * i.e. 3rd Army, 5th Army, etc., as in Battalion/Brigade/Division/Corps/Army/Expeditionary Force, not the "Army" as a whole. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Light Posted 11 May , 2008 Share Posted 11 May , 2008 It refers to a hospital on the Lines of Communication rather than 'In the Field', and includes all General Hospitals and some Stationary Hospitals, but excludes all Casualty Clearing Stations and Field Ambulances. So 'ex L of C Hospital' is simply another way of saying 'from Hospital' without specifying which hospital in particular. Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AdrianR8 Posted 11 May , 2008 Share Posted 11 May , 2008 Thank you all! Much appreciated. No doubt I'll be back with more questions at a later time. Regards Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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