42nd Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

   42nd Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps served with 14th (Light) Division. 14th (Light) Division was formed as part of Kitchener's First New Army. After training they proceeded to France. They fought in the The Action of Hooge, being the first division to be attacked by flamethrowers. They were in action in The Second Attack on Bellewaarde. In 1916 they were on the Somme seeing action in The Battle of Delville Wood and The Battle of Flers-Courcelette. In 1917 they fought in The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line, The First and Third Battle of the Scarpe at Arras, The Battle of Langemark and The First and Second Battle of Passchendaele. In 1918 they returned to the Somme and were in action during The Battle of St Quentin and The Battle of the Avre, suffering very heavy casualties with almost 6,000 men of the Division killed or injured, also XLVI and XLVII Brigades RFA lost all their guns. The Division was withdrawn from the front line and were engaged building a new defensive line to the rear. On the 26th of April, the infantry battalions were reduced to a training cadre and on the 17th of June the Division returned to England for re-establishment. They returned to France in the first week of July and joined Second Army, seeing action at Ypres 1918 and in the final advance in Flanders

18th Feb 1915 Training

27th May 1915 On the Move

21st Jun 1915 Orders to Attack

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22nd of June 1915 Attacks ordered

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25th Sep 1915 In Action

2nd Mar 1916 Objective Captured

11th of April 1917 Reliefs

24th of April 1917 Orders

9th July 1917 Orders

9th July 1917 March Table

9th July 1917 Billeting Party Instructions

10th July 1917 Amendments to Orders

10th July 1917 Administrative Orders for move

10th July 1917 Instructions

10th July 1917 Operation Order No.120.

10th July 1917 March Table to accompany 43rd Light Infantry Brigade Operational Order 120. Dated July 10th 1917

10th July 1917 Administrative Orders for the Move.

10th July 1917 Entraining at Doullens

5th August 1917 March Table

19th August 1917 Operational Order 125

29th August 1917 Instructions for Move.

3rd September 1917 Orders

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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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Pte. John Brady 42nd Field Amb. Royal Army Medical Corps (d.29th Sep 1915)

John Brady was born in St. Paul's, Dublin, and also enlisted in Dublin. He died of wounds in Flanders a few days after participation in the Second Attack on Bellewaarde. Private Brady is buried in Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.
S Flynn

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