1st Lowland Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

   1st Lowland Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps was a unit of the Territorial Force with its HQ at Yorkhill Parade, Yorkhill, Glasgow. They served with 51st (Lowland) Division. The Lowland Division was a formation of the Territorial Force and had just departed for annual summer camp war broke out in August 1914, they were at once recalled to base. They were mobilised for war service on the 5th of August 1914 and moved to take up position on the Scottish coastal defences. They sailed from Liverpool and Devonport between 18 May and 8 June for Gallipoli. They were in action at Gully Ravine, Achi Baba Nullah, Krithia Nullahs and The evcuation of Helles on the 7th and 8th of January 1916. They moved to Egypt and concentrated at Abbassia near Cairo. They moved to El Kantara and took over No 3 Section of the Suez Canal defences on the 2nd of March. They were in action at Dueidar in April and The Battle of Romani in August. In 1917 they were in action during The First, Second and Third Battles of Gaza, at Wadi el Hesi, The capture of Junction Station, The Battle of Nabi Samweil and The Battle of Jaffa including the passage of the Nahr-el-Auja. 52nd Division remained in the line near Arsuf until March 1918 when it was relieved by the 7th (Meerut) Division and proceedrd to France, sailing from Alexandria in early April, via Marseilles they concentrated near Abbeville. 52nd Divisiobn took over a sector of front line near Vimy on the 6th of May until the 23rd of July when they moved to take over the line north east of Arras. They were in action inThe Battle of Albert, The Battle of the Scarpe, The Battle of the Drocourt-Queant Line, The Battle of the Canal du Nord and The Final Advance in Artois. At the Armistice 52nd Division was north of the Mons canal engaged in clearing Herchies.

10th October 1916 Orders issued by Brigadier General E.S. Goodwood

10th October 1916 Operational Order No.6.

11th October 1916 Move to Bir El Abd.

11th October 1916 Operational Order No.7.

25th October 1916 Operational Order No.9.

27th October 1916 Operational Order No.10

30th November 1916 Brigade Operation Order No 12.

1st December 1916 Brigade Operation Order No 13.

19th December 1916 156th Infantry Brigade Order No.17.

23rd December 1916 Q.61 received from Desert Column

8th June 1917 52nd Divisional Order No. 61

8th June 1917 52nd Division Order No.61.

10th June 1917 Brigade Order No.9

7th July 1917 Operational Order No.10.

2nd August 1917 Reference 52nd Division Order No. 65

2nd August 1917 Operational Order No.13.

7th August 1917 52nd Divisional Orders No.67.

10th August 1917 Operational Order No.14.

20th August 1917 52nd Division Order No.70.

21st August 1917 Rationing and Watering.

10th September 1917 Programme of Relief Operational Order No.16.

30th September 1917 Operational Order No.17

13th October 1917 Officer Rejoins

29th October 1917 Scheme "M" No.4 Brigade Operational Order No.1.

23rd November 1917 Part 2. Operations of 156th Infantry Brigade

13th January 1918 Instructions

27th January 1918 Administrative Instruction No.1.

15th March 1918 Brigade Order No.30.

16th March 1918 Relief of this Brigade

26th March 1918 Brigade Order No.32.

26th March 1918 156th Inf. Bde. Administrative Order No.4.

31st March 1918 Administrative Instruction No.5.

1st April 1918 156th Infantry Brigade Administrative Instruction No. 6

5th April 1918 Arrived at Gabbary Quay, Alexandria

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