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Those known to have served withNo. 24 General Hospital during the Great War 1914-1918. - Bunyard ARRC MID. Marguerite Eveline. Nurse
- Dempster Harry Skeel Duncan. L/Cpl. (d.3rd Aug 1915)
- Higgins Edward Bernard. Cpl
- Nixon Ronald Thomas Thompson . Pte.
- Warren Joseph Cecil. Pte.
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258982 Cpl Edward Bernard "Ned" Higgins 11th Battalion Edward Higgins served with 16th Reinforcements 11th Btn
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248911 Nurse Marguerite Eveline Bunyard ARRC MID Marguerite Bunyard served at this hospital as a volunteer October 1914 to October 1915 before being posted to France to serve in the 24th General Hospital, BEF.
She was Born in Maidstone, Kent and resident at Mereworth at this time.
She was awarded the Associate Royal Red Cross.
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243895 L/Cpl. Harry Skeel Duncan Dempster 7th Btn. King's Royal Rifle Corps (d.3rd Aug 1915) Harry Duncan Dempster was born in Bromyard, Herefordshire in 1889. The son of Robert Duncan Dempster and his wife Margaret.
Prior to enlistment on 2nd Nov 1914 he was employed as a clerk. He was sent to the Rifle Depot at Winchester and was posted on strength of the 7th Btn KRRC on 10th of Nov 1914. Harry was promoted to L/Cpl on 28th Apr 1915 a month before the Battalion embarked for France.
According to telegrams sent to Winchester from the War Office on 3rd Aug 1915 Harry was a patient undergoing treatment at No. 24 General Hospital in Etaples and is reported as being dangerously ill following a gunshot wound to his head. This telegram is timed as received at 9.45am and suggests that his relatives were informed. A second telegram received at 1.31pm states that Harry had died from his wounds.
Harry was unmarried but on his death left behind his father, mother, 4 brothers and 5 sisters.
L/Cpl Dempster is buried at Etaples Military Cemetery. His father had the following inscription carved on the cross that marks his grave 'Until The Day Dawns And The Shadows Flee Away'.
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225800 Pte. Ronald Thomas Thompson Nixon 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry My grandfather was Pte. Ronald Nixon of the 18th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. His full name was Ronald Thomas Thompson Nixon. He enlisted on 5th May 1914 aged 19years, his trade was a plumber, he served in the Expeditionary Forces Forces in Egypt for 89 days and France for 2 years and 43 days. He was shot in the head on the 15th of April 1918 and was admitted to 24 General Hospital Etaples, France.
He was an amazing Grandfather although cantankerous and sometimes moody but never once told us of his days at war but at times as small children my Nana (Mary J Nixon) would say to us - leave Grandpa alone, he is in a place where only he understands. I guess in today's world he was having flashbacks, but he always dealt with them with the greatest of dignity. He did however tell us of fun times as a fire warden during the Second World War - always a wee dram at someone's house. His documents I have been found after the demise of my own parents, held very safe in a strong box.
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211064 Pte. Joseph Cecil Warren 3rd Battn Kings Own Scottish Borderers Joseph Warren's war record shows he was with the BEF, being sent to France 15.6.1916. He was wounded 29.9.1915 and sent to Lord Derby Hospital Warrington. Joseph returned to the front and was again wounded (gassed) on the 28th of June 1916 and evacuated from France via Etaples (Le Torquet) via 24th General Hospital on the 1st of July 1916.
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