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27th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps    27th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps served with 9th (Scottish) Division. 9th (Scottish) Division was formed in late August 1914, part of Kitchener's First New Army. Following training in Scotland, they moved to Salisbury in late August and to Bordon in September. They proceeded to France between the 9th and 12th of May 1915 and went into action in the The Battle of Loos. In 1916 they were in action in the Battle of the Somme, including the capture of Longueval, The Battle of Delville Wood and The Battle of Le Transloy. In 1917 they fought in the The First and Second Battles of the Scarpe during the Arras Offensive, The First Battle of Passchendaele and The action of Welsh Ridge. In 1918 they fought on the Somme, in the Battles of the Lys and The Advance in Flanders, capturing the Outtersteene Ridge and seeing action in in the Battle of Courtrai and the action of Ooteghem. They were resting in billets at the Armistice. 9th (Scottish) Division was selected be part of the occupation force and on the 4th of December they crossed into Germany to take up a position at the Cologne brideghead on the Rhine. In late February 1919, the original units were demobilised, being replaced by others and The Division was renamed the Lowland Division. 11th May 1915 Motor Vehicles 15th May 1915 Concentration 15th May 1915 Report 15th May 1915 Orders 16th May 1915 Orders 17th May 1915 On the March   31st May 1915 Instruction   Jul 1915 Training Instruction Jul 1915 Billets 1st Sep 1915 Instructions 1st Sep 1915 Orders 2nd Sep 1915 Orders   7th Sep 1915 Observation Precautions   10th Sep 1915 Instructions   14th Sep 1915 Instructions 15th Sep 1915 Defence Scheme 17th Sep 1915 Reliefs   21st Sep 1915 Orders   1st Jul 1916 Bearers in Action 4th Jul 1916 Bearers Wounded 5th Jul 1916 Deep Safe Dugouts 6th Jul 1916 Bearers Wounded 8th Jul 1916 Battle in Progress 9th Jul 1916 Roads Shelled 10th Jul 1916 Field Ambulance in Unsafe Dugout 12th Jul 1916 Dugouts shelled   13th Jul 1916 Reinforcements Urgently Required 14th Jul 1916 26th Brigade Attack 18th Jul 1916 Gas 19th Jul 1916 Heavy Casualties 24th Jul 1916 13th FA Relieve 27th FA 10th Oct 1916 27th Field Ambulance in Action 19th Oct 1916 274th Field Ambulance in Action 20th Oct 1916 Supplies Sought 21st Oct 1916 Appalling Conditions 23rd Oct 1916 Trench Foot 24th Nov 1916 Lack of Supplies 25th Dec 1916 Christmas Treats 9th Apr 1917 Difficult Carrying 3rd May 1917 Dressing Station Shelled 4th May 1917 Ammunition Dump Ablaze 6th May 1917 ADMS Appointed 8th Jun 1917 Gas Shells 10th Jun 1917 Hygine in Trenches 14th Sep 1917 Treatment Centre for Gassed 17th Sep 1917 Treatment for Gassed 19th Sep 1917 Many Casualties 23rd Sep 1917 On the Move 10th Oct 1917 27th FA to the Front 16th Oct 1917 Supplies Arrive 1st Jan 1918 Reliefs   2nd Jan 1918 Snow Showers   3rd Jan 1918 Enemy Aircraft   4th Jan 1918 Air Raid   5th Jan 1918 Reliefs Complete   6th Jan 1918 Air Raid   7th Jan 1918 Quiet   8th Jan 1918 Harassing Fire   9th Jan 1918 Orders Received   10th Jan 1918 Orders Issued   12th Jan 1918 Shelling   13th Jan 1918 Enemy Artillery   14th Jan 1918 Frosty   15th Jan 1918 Orders   16th Jan 1918 Poor Conditions   17th Jan 1918 Shelling   18th Jan 1918 Attack Planned   19th Jan 1918 Quiet   20th Jan 1918 Orders   21st Jan 1918 Shelling   22nd Jan 1918 Some Shelling   23rd Jan 1918 Raid   24th Jan 1918 Relief   25th Jan 1918 Fog   26th Jan 1918 Prisoner   27th Jan 1918 Orders Received 28th Jan 1918 Shelling   1st Feb 1918 Foggy   2nd Feb 1918 Reliefs Complete   3rd Feb 1918 Cleaning up   4th Feb 1918 Training   5th Feb 1918 Training   6th Feb 1918 Training   16th Feb 1918 On the Move   18th Feb 1918 Inspection   19th Feb 1918 Training   20th Feb 1918 Training   21st Feb 1918 Training   14th Mar 1918 Attack Expected   3rd Apr 1918 In the Line 5th Apr 1918 Divison to be withdrawn If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. 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We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. 226439 Lt.Col. Otto William Alexander Elsner MID, DSO. 27th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps Otto Elsner was born in Ireland on 4th June 1871. He was educated at Galway Grammar School and studied at the Royal College of Surgeons. In 1897 he was employed as the Medical Officer for the building of the Ibadan to Ilorin railway in Nigeria. In 1899 he joined the RAMC and served throughout the South African war. He was awarded the Queen's Medal with 5 clasps. Between 1902 and 1905 he served in India, then returned to South Africa in 1910 returning to Britain at the outbreak of war in 1914. Otto went to France with the British Expeditionary Force in September 1914, and served with the 6th Cavalry Field Ambulance in Belgium during the First Battle of Ypres. In early 1915 he took over command of 27th Field Ambulance. In 1917, he was appointed Assistant Director Medical Services of 9th (Scottish) Division. He was mentioned five times in despatches, awarded the DSO in 1917 and appointed CBE in 1919. He retired from the Army in 1926 and died in 1953. Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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