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14th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps



   14th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps was part of 14th Brigade, 5rd Division when war broke out in August 1914. 5th Division arrived in France with the BEF in mid August 1914. They were in action in The Battle of Mons and the subsequent retreat, The Battle of Le Cateau, The Battle of the Marne, The Battle of the Aisne, The Battles of La Bassee and Messines and The First Battle of Ypres. In 1915 they were in action at The Second Battle of Ypres and the Capture of Hill 60. In autumn 1915, many units were exchanged with units from the newly arrived volunteer 32nd Division, to stiffen the inexperienced Division with regular army troops. In March 1916 5th Division took over a section of front line between St Laurent Blangy and the southern edge of Vimy Ridge, near Arras. They moved south in July to reinforce The Somme and were in action at, High Wood, The Battle of Guillemont, The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Battle of Morval and The Battle of Le Transloy. In October they moved to Festubertand remained there until March 1917 when they moved in preparation for the Battles of Arras. On 7 September 1917 the 5th Division moved out of the line for a period of rest before, being sent to Flanders where they were in action during the Third Battle of Ypres. 5th Division was sent to Italy and took up positions in the line along the River Piave in late January 1918. They were recalled to France to assist with the German Advance in late March 1918 and were in action during the Battles of the Lys. On the 14th of August 1918 the 5th Division was withdrawn for two weeks rest. Then moved to The Somme where they were more or less in continuous action over the old battlegrounds until late October 1918 and saw action in the Battles of the Hindenburg Line and the Final Advance in Picardy. At the Armistice they were in the area of Le Quesnoy and moved to Belgium to the area around Namur and Wavre in December and demobilization began.

21st of August 1913 Lecture

9th of August 1914 At Southampton

13th of August 1914 Landing in France

13th of August 1914   Landing in France

14th of August 1914 Advance Party Leave

15th of August 1914  Arriving Busigny

16th of August 1914 Billets Organised

22nd of August 1914  On the March

23rd of August 1914 Holding the Line

26th Aug 1914 Battle Begun

26th of August 1914  Holding Position

27th of August 1914 Retirement in the Dark

28th of August 1914 An Exhausting March

29th of August 1914 Sleeping in the Streets

30th of August 1914 A Hot March

31st of August 1914  Pursued by Germans

1st of September 1914 A Delayed March

2nd of September 1914 An Early March

3rd of September 1914 Across the Marne

5th of September 1914 March Finished

6th of September 1914 Army Advances

7th of September 1914  Another March

8th of September 1914 An Early March

9th of September 1914 On the Move

10th of September 1914 Marching

11th of September 1914 Marching

12th of September 1914 A Wet March

13th of September 1914 A Showery March

14th of September 1914 Broken Bridges

15th of September 1914 An Attack Falters

16th of September 1914 Bad Roads

17th of September 1914 Artillery Reinforced

18th of September 1914 Some Enemy Firing

19th of September 1914 Trenches Fired Constantly

20th of September 1914 Sappers Make a Bridge

21st of September 1914  Missy on Fire

22nd of September 1914 Enemy Retiring?

23rd of September 1914 Heavy Shelling

25th of September 1914  Very Quiet

26th of September 1914 Moves Successful

27th of September 1914 A False Alarm

28th of September 1914 Shelling

29th of September 1914 Quiet

30th of September 1914 Astride the Aisne

1st of October 1914 A Withdrawal

2nd of October 1914 Moonlit Relief

3rd of October 1914 On the March

4th of October 1914 On the March

5th of October 1914 A New HQ

6th of October 1914 Orders to Move

7th of October 1914 A Train Ride

11th of October 1914 New Billets  location map

12th of October 1914 Orders to Advance  location map

13th of October 1914 Advance Resumed  location map

14th of October 1914 Supporting the French  location map

15th of October 1914 Advance Ordered to Continue  location map

16th of October 1914 Empty German Trenches  location map

17th of October 1914 An Advance  location map

18th of October 1914 Advance Resumed  location map

19th of October 1914  Slow Progress   location map

20th of October 1914 A Fluid Front  location map

22nd of October 1914 Our Line Attacked  location map

23rd of October 1914 Withdrawing to a New Line  location map

24th of October 1914 Germans Attack  location map

25th of October 1914 More Attacks  location map

26th of October 1914 Germans Repulsed  location map

27th of October 1914 A Counter Attack  location map

28th of October 1914 Counter Attack Falters   location map

29th of October 1914  Determined German Attack  location map

30th of October 1914 German Attack Fades  location map

31st of October 1914 A Counter Attack   location map

2nd of November 1914 Three Groups Organised  location map

3rd of November 1914  Situation Report  location map

5th of November 1914  French Attack Falters

8th of November 1914 Half-hearted Attacks  location map

15th of November 1914  2nd Corps Reorganise

18th of November 1914 Shell Fire

23rd of November 1914  Germans Digging In  location map

24th of November 1914  Our Artillery Effective  location map

25th of November 1914  Royal Scots Shelled

26th of November 1914 Quiet and Misty  location map

28th of November 1914  On the Move

29th of November 1914  Infantry Distribution  location map

1st of December 1914  Quiet Time

2nd of December 1914  A Moonlit Night  location map

3rd of December 1914 Instructions

4th of December 1914 Reliefs  location map

4th of December 1914 Relief  location map

5th of December 1914  Relief Complete   location map

6th of December 1914 Frosty Night

8th of December 1914 Poor Conditions

10th of December 1914 Naval Victory Cheered

14th of December 1914  French on the Offensive  location map

16th of December 1914  Instruction  location map

18th of December 1914 No Progress

21st of December 1914 Howitzers Silenced  location map

26th of December 1914 Messines Square Targetted   location map

31st of December 1914 Message  location map

4th of January 1915 Trench Work  location map

7th of January 1915 Very Wet Weather  location map

8th of January 1915 Trenches Damaged   location map

10th of January 1915 Flooding and Baling  location map

15th of January 1915 Germans Fire Slowly  location map

16th of January 1915 Squally Weather  location map

18th of January 1915 Artillery Active   location map

19th of January 1915  Thaw Sets In  location map

21st of January 1915 Wulverghem Shelled  location map

22nd of January 1915 Aeroplane-Aided Shelling  location map

5th of February 1915 Firing for Effect  location map

14th of February 1915 Germans Plan an Attack?

15th of February 1915 Heavy Rain

16th of February 1915 Baling All Night  location map

20th of February 1915 A Violent Explosion  location map

21st of February 1915 8th Howitzers Leave  location map

22nd of February 1915 Cheering and Rockets  location map

24th of February 1915 Snipers Checked  location map

5th of March 1915   "Active and Nervous" Enemy   location map

6th of March 1915  No Hostile Patrols   location map

16th March 1915  Information

18th of March 1915 Trench Mortars

21st of March 1915 Intelligence

9th of April 1915  Quiet Day  location map

10th of April 1915 Shells and Work  location map

17th April 1915 5th Division Attack  location map

22nd Apr 1915 Gas

23rd Apr 1915 On the March

1st of May 1915 Gas Casualties  location map

21st of July 1915 Relief  location map

26th of July 1915 Concentration Completed

30th of July 1915  Detrainment

2nd of August 1915 Trench Inspection

5th of August 1915  Quiet Day

2nd of January 1916 Direct Hits  location map

1st of February 1916 

4th of February 1916  

10th of February 1916  MG Coys Join

4th of March 1916 Snow All Day

27th of March 1916  Quiet Night

2nd of July 1916 New Orders  location map

7th of July 1916  On the Move Again

14th of July 1916 March is Continued

15th of July 1916  Orders

16th of July 1916 More Marching  location map

2nd of August 1916 A Relief and a Move

5th of August 1916 Divisional Dispositions

21st of August 1916  Training  location map

25th of August 1916 Warning Order Issued  location map

26th of August 1916  Into Action  location map

2nd of September 1916 Zero Hour Announced  location map

8th of September 1916 Prepare to Move

22nd of September 1916 Dispositions  location map

23rd of September 1916 Reliefs  location map

23rd September 1916 Operational Order No. 50.  location map

24th September 1916 Operational Order No.51.  location map

24th September 1916 Reliefs  location map

25th Sep 1916 Attack Made  location map

25th of September 1916  Instructions for Tanks  location map

25th September 1916 Attack Made  location map

27th of September 1916 Division Moves  location map

28th of September 1916 Heavy Showers  location map

30th of September 1916 Dispositions

8th of March 1917  Divisional Relief  location map

20th of March 1917  Composite Division Formed  location map

24th of March 1917 Pioneers On the Move

27th of March 1917 In Corps Reserve  location map

2nd of April 1917  Positions  location map

4th of April 1917 Orders for Moves  location map

12th of April 1917 Orders and Reliefs  location map

14th of April 1917 Orders to Move  location map

25th of April 1917 Canadians Take Over Front  location map

28th of April 1917 Rest and Training  location map

1st of May 1917  Warning of Relief

5th of May 1917  Wood Shelled  location map

12th of May 1917 Bailleul Shelled  location map

21st of May 1917 Quiet Night  location map

26th of May 1917 Quiet Day  location map

2nd of June 1917   location map

10th of June 1917 Minor Op Planned  location map

12th of June 1917 Relief  location map

16th June 1917  Quiet Night  location map

18th of June 1917   Aircraft Active  location map

26th of June 1917  Quiet Day  location map

6th of July 1917  A Brigade Relief  location map

13th of July 1917   Front Extended  location map

17th of July 1917 Quiet Time  location map

20th of July 1917  Another Quiet Day  location map

29th of July 1917 Brigade Relief  location map

10th of August 1917 Mostly Quiet  location map

22nd of August 1917 Railway Shelled  location map

1st of October 1917 Orders to Attack  location map

17th of October 1917 Training  location map

8th of November 1917 Fairly Quiet  location map

16th of November 1917 15th Brigade Entrain

19th of November 1917  Pioneers Move

26th of November 1917   HQ Closes and Re-opens

27th of November 1917 Entraining for Italy

28th of November 1917 Entraining for Italy

9th of April 1918 Orders

10th of April 1918  Relief Postponed

11th of April 1918 Movement Details

13th of April 1918 Enemy Attacks  location map

15th of April 1918   Another Enemy Attack  location map

16th of April 1918 Situation Quiet  location map

18th of April 1918  Artillery Active  location map

19th of April 1918 A Raiding Party   location map

22nd of April 1918  A Gas Attack  location map

23rd of April 1918 Constant Shelling  location map

25th of April 1918  Division Attacks  location map

28th of April 1918 Artillery Quieter  location map

3rd of May 1918 Enemy Artillery Active   location map

4th of May 1918 Situation Quiet  location map

10th of May 1918 Gas Shells Used   location map

15th of May 1918 Our Heavies Busy   location map

17th of May 1918 Active Artillery  location map

22nd of May 1918 Enemy Active  location map

23rd of May 1918 Quiet Night  location map

30th of May 1918 A Relief  location map

5th of June 1918  Brigade Relief  location map

13th of June 1918  Brigade Relief Completed  location map

15th of June 1918  Operation Proposed  location map

20th of June 1918 Situation Unchanged  location map

22nd of June 1918  Slight Activity  location map

25th of June 1918 WO95/1510/4  location map

29th of June 1918 Enemy Guns Active  location map

1st of July 1918  Situation Unchanged  location map

7th of July 1918  Gas Shelling  location map

12th of July 1918 Back Areas Bombed  location map

18th of July 1918  Our Guns Active  location map

24th of July 1918  Relief Completed  location map

28th of July 1918 Quiet   location map

31st of July 1918 Relief Completed  location map

9th of August 1918  Training  location map

10th of August 1918  Training

13th of August 1918 Entraining Commenced

15th of August 1918  Training

18th of August 1918 On the Move  location map

23rd of August 1918  Division Attacks  location map

24th of August 1918  5th Division Co-operates  location map

25th of August 1918 Brigades Move  location map

26th of August 1918  Enemy Retreats  location map

27th of August 1918 Quiet  location map

28th of August 1918   Situation Unchanged  location map

30th of August 1918  Advance Continues  location map

31st of August 1918  Counter-Attack  location map

1st of September 1918  Attack Sucessful  location map

2nd of September 1918 Strongly Defended

3rd of September 1918  Enemy Withdraws  location map

4th of September 1914 An Easier March

4th of September 1918 Divisional Relief

5th of September 1918 Rest and Training

8th of September 1918  Rest and Training  location map

17th of September 1918 Back Areas Bombed  location map

18th of September 1918 Attack Commences  location map

19th of September 1918 Enemy Guns Quiet  location map

20th of September 1918  Quiet Time  location map

22nd of September 1918 Field Guns Active  location map

30th of September 1918  Divisional Relief  location map

18th of October 1918  Gas Shelling   location map

13th of November 1918 Resting

11th of December 1918 Order for March

10th of January 1919  Locations

20th January 1919 14th Field Ambulance concert party gave entertainment in the theatre for two nights.

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14th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

during the Great War 1914-1918.

  • Belthle Frank Hermann. Pte (d.25th June 1917)
  • Douch Horace William. Pte,
  • Rodgers Bernard. Pte. (d.25th September 1916)

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  Pte. Bernard Rodgers 14th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps (d.25th September 1916)

From family stories Bernard Rodgers was killed by a mortar shell whilst attending to the injured during The Battle of Morval and is buried at Guillemont Road Cemetery.

Both myself and my parents were the first family members to visit his grave since his death on the 100th anniversary of his death on 25th September 2016.







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