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82nd Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps    2nd Home Counties Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps was a unit of the Territorial Force with its HQ in Ashford. A Section was based in Canterbury, B Section in Ashford and Folkestone and C Section in Whitstable. They were later redesignated 82nd (2nd Home Counties) Field Ambulance and served with 27th Division. The Division was formed at at Magdalen Hill Camp near Winchester in November-December 1914 from regular army units who had arrived back in England from garrisons of the Empire, having been replaced by Territorial units. The Division proceeded to France via Southampton on the 20th to 23rd of December 1914 as a much-needed reinforcement. The Division concentrated in the area between Aire and Arques being joined by Territorial units taken from other Divisions. In 1915 they saw action at St Eloi and in The Second Battle of Ypres. In November they were ordered to Salonika in November 1915 and embarkation began on the 17th, but it was not until the 13th of February 1916 that whole Division finally arrived. Between the 30th of September and 2nd of October 1916 they were engaged in the capture of Karajakois, followed swiftly by the capture of Yenikoi and then the battle of Tumbitza Farm. In 1917 they were in action during the capture of Homondos. In mid 1918 a number of units returned to France and in September the remaining units of the 27th Division were in action in the final offensive in Salonika, including the capture of the Roche Noir Salient, the passage of the Vardar river and the pursuit to the Strumica valley. Hostilities with Bulgaria ceased on the 30th of September, the 27th Division continued to advance and war wasordered to halt and turn about on the 2nd of November, being ordered to the Black Sea. The Division reached Constantinople on the 19th of December and set up a HQ at Tiflis in January 1919. The Division was finally disbanded on the 24th of September 1919 at Batum. 18th June 1915 Attachments with 82nd Field Ambulance  Capt CG Browne and Staff Sgt Clenshaw proceeded to 82nd Field Ambulance. Major GT Willan from 82nd Field Ambulance for temporary duty and attached to the A section. 5th July 1915 Demo re damping of smoke helmets.  Lt. Chapell returned from leave this morning. Lt. Grellier proceeded on eight days leave to England this evening. Visited 82nd and 83rd Field Ambulances with Assistant Director of Medical Services to see the transport of these units. Lt. Ford the attended 27th Divisional headquarters to see demonstration re damping of smoke helmets. 7th July 1915 82nd Field Ambulance - changes of duty   Capt CG Browne DSO rejoined from temporary duty with 82nd Field Ambulance. Maj. GT Willan left to rejoin 82nd Field Ambulance. 16th June 1916 Transfers to 82nd Field Ambulance  Assistant Director of Medical Services of 27th Division visited the Field Ambulance and made arrangements for temporary transfer of Capt. C G Browne and Staff Sgt. Clenshaw to the 82nd Field Ambulance to help with its reorganisation. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 82nd Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps? There are:5236 items tagged 82nd Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served with 82nd Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps during the Great War 1914-1918. Daniels Albert. Pte. 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