17th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

17th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps served with 6th Division, they proceeded to France on the 10th of September 1914, landing at St Nazaire. Then marched at once to the Aisne to reinforce the hard-pressed BEF. They moved north to Flanders and were in action at Hooge in 1915. In 1916 they were again in action at Battle of Flers-Courcelette on The Somme, and again in The Battle of Morval and The Battle of Le Transloy, in 1917 they were in action at Hill 70 and Cambrai.In 1918 they saw action in the Battle of St Quentin, The Battles of the Lys, The Advance in Flanders, Battles of the Hindenburg Line and The Pursuit to the Selle. After the Armistice, 6th Division were selected to join the occupation force and they moved into Germany in mid December, being based at Bruehl by Christmas 1918.

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12th March 1915 Many wounded at L'Epinette Action of L'Epinette took place in the early hours of the morning. Shelling of the new trenches at L'Epinette apparently been proceeding all day. First information received by 19th Field Ambulance RAMC from the 17th Battalion HQ that there were many wounded (5pm) and bearers required - Lt. Hampton and 'B' Bearer Subdivision with motor ambulance wagon and three Horsted wagons went out, supplemented later by the remaining Bearers Subdivisions, and by 7 horsed ambulance wagons. It appears from the telegrams received that wounded were not being satisfactorily evacuated, as I proceeded out to this area myself, but found evacuation proceeding as rapidly as wounded could be brought in. The MO of N. Staffordshire and his stretcher bearers however appeared overcome with the work and the Field Ambulance bearers were therefore used to work up to the trenches which was done most satisfactorily. Some 89 wounded were brought in to 19th Field Ambulance, of which some 35 were sent to the 17th Field Ambulance. Lt. EFW Grellter reported his arrival for duty with 19th Field Ambulance RAMC.

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Pte. Arthur Sucklng MM. 42nd Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps

Arthur Sucklng enlisted on 9th of Sep 1907, he disembarked in France on 12th of September 1914, and was discharged from service on 17th of February 1919. On 17th of September 1916, he was wounded in action at Flers–Courcelette during the Battle of the Somme and invalided to England a few days later.
He was on active service for 3 years and 9 months, serving in France, Egypt and Palestine. During this period, he served with the 42nd Field Ambulance and the 17th Field Ambulance of the RAMC. After the Armistice, he also served for a time with the 2/4th Royal West Surrey (Queen's) Regiment.
For his service with the RAMC, Arthur was awarded the following, Military Medal (Gazetted on 21 Dec 1916) won in France during his posting with the 42nd Field Ambulance, 1914 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal and Silver War Badge (#B293195), which was issued on 8th of September 1919.
Charles M. Mayes

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Lt. Arthur Collis Hallowes MC. 17th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps

Arthur Hallowes was a young GP joined in 1915 until 1918. He served in 17th Field Ambulance. He was awarded the Military Cross for rescuing a soldier under machine gun fire at Cambrai in November 1917. He was a founder member of the British Legion.
Robert Sumerling

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Pte. Tom Robson 17th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps.

My grandfather, Tom Robson, was born in Oldham, Lancashire, in 1882. He served in RAMC in South Africa between 1901-03 before returning to the UK, based in Mullingar Barracks in Ireland. There he met an Irish girl, Catherine Reilly, fell in love, married, left the Army, settled in Dublin as a cook/waiter and had 4 children (1 died aged 1) before rejoining RAMC to go to France in September 1914 with 17th Field Ambulance. A fifth child, my father Tom, was born in January 1915. His family continued to live in Dublin but moved to Dover some time after the Easter Rising in 1916. Tom returned from the war to father two more children in 1919 and 1926.
My father said his father never talked about his time in RAMC and was happy to live life with his family in Dover. I think he worked for some time as a cook/waiter on the cross-channel ferries. He died of lung cancer in a hospital in Manchester on Christmas Eve 1944, possibly having stayed with his extended family away from the 'front line' in Dover. Catherine was with him at his death.
My grandfather is not a hero in the recognised sense, but, to his family and like many who served, he is someone who did his duty when called upon despite his strong family commitments.
Any information about Tom's service would be welcomed by his family.
Jim Robson

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Harry Heybyrne 17th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps (d.5th Dec 1917)

Harry was one of five brothers who served. He was killed while visiting his brother Henry in No.1 General Hospital at Etretat by "Drop Short".
I Heyman-Heybyrne

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