15th October 1914 On this day:  Into Harbour The London Hospital takes Wounded.   After the Fall of Antwerp, a large number of wounded Belgian soldiers were evacuated from hospitals as the German Army advanced. On the night of the 15th of October they boarded Hospital Ships at the channel ports and were conveyed to the safety of England. Across the Home Counties, hospitals mobilised to accept them, the Military Hospitals taking the most severe cases, the big civilian hospitals being next in line. With over 15,000 cases, the Auxiliary Hospitals were also mobilised that night. At The London Hospital in Whitechapel, civilian patients were woken moved to other wards, the entire hospital being rearranged, to transform as many wards as possible to accomodate the soldiers. By midnight the new military wards were ready, each with fourty beds made up, the bedclothes turned back, pyjamas, towels and wash things waiting. At the garden entrance, electricians strung up temporary electric lighting and porters brought out every stretcher and wheelchair in readiness for the new arrivals. 2 Life Guards stand to all day   2nd Life Guards were Ready to march at 6 am and stood to all day. Gun fire continues. The Warwickshires came to outpost about 300 yards in front of us, but having dug trenches they withdrew, and some Gordon Highlanders came to outpost also. The system of local requisition was started owing to the impossibility of delivery [illegible] and [illegible] at [illegible] War Diary 2 Life Guards in billets at Kruisstraathoek   2 Life Guards remained in billets at Kruisstraathoek with 2 squadrons in farms, one in an old moated Chateau and Headquarters in Cafe La Brasserie. War Diary  On the March HMS Hawke lost   Submarine U9 sinks HMS Hawke Sheffield City Battalion on route march   The men of the Sheffield City Battalion undertake their first route march, on this wet and misty day. The route was from their training grounds in the city to Redmires, where their hutted camp is under construction. They drilled on the flat ground which will be their parade ground in the camp, were served sandwiches and tea for lunch then marched back to Sheffield.  In Action  Ongoing Action  Further moves  1st North Staffs Advance  Attack on Fortified Cottages  On the March  Greatly Anticipated Meal  On the Move  Patients Arrive  Defensive Positions  Advance Continues  Reliefs  Wounded Rejoin  Change in GOC due to casualty  On the March  Admissions  In Action  Shelling  Holding the Line  Digging in  Defensive Positions  Patrols  Training  Hostile Column  On the Move  On the Move  Advance Ordered to Continue  Preparations  H.E. shells dropped  Operation order received  In Action  Advance  RNAS Squadron in retreat Can you add to this factual information? Do you know the whereabouts of a unit on a particular day? Do you have a copy of an official war diary entry? Details of an an incident? The loss of a ship? A letter, postcard, photo or any other interesting snipts? If your information relates only to an individual, eg. enlistment, award of a medal or death, please use this form: Add a story.

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Remembering those who died this day, 15th of October 1914. Able Seaman Albert Abbott. H.M.S. Hawke. Read their Story. Petty Officer Ernest William Abram. H.M.S. Hawke. Read their Story. Boy 1st Class Clare Robert Adams. H.M.S. Hawke. Read their Story. Boy 1st Class Walter Benjamin Adamson. H.M.S. Hawke. Read their Story. Stoker 2nd Class James Alfred Ager. H.M.S. Hawke. Read their Story. Stoker 1st Class Nathaniel Agnew. H.M.S. Hawke. Read their Story. Boy 1st Class Harold Ainger. H.M.S. Hawke. Read their Story. Able Seaman Henry Alcock. H.M.S. Hawke. Read their Story. Able Seaman Robert Algie. H.M.S. Hawke. Read their Story. Able Seaman Daniel Allen. H.M.S. Hawke. Read their Story. Boy 1st Class Marshall Claude Allen. H.M.S. Hawke. Read their Story. Boy 1st Class William Henry Alloway. H.M.S. Hawke. Read their Story. Stoker 1st Class George Allum. H.M.S. Hawke. Read their Story. Cooper John Robert Anderson. H.M.S. Hawke. Read their Story. Private Archer. Plymouth Btn. Royal Naval Division Read their Story. Able Seaman Alfred George Atkinson. H.M.S. Hawke. Read their Story. Boy 1st Class Ernest Charles. Attree. H.M.S. Hawke. Read their Story. Paymaster Alan Murray Austin. H.M.S. Hawke. Read their Story. Ships Corporal 1st Class Walter Henry Axon. H.M.S. Hawke. Read their Story. L/Cpl. Moses Beckerwick. 4th Btn. Middlesex Regiment Read their Story. Artf. Ernest Driver. HMS Hawke Read their Story. Off Std William Edward Dunn. P/O.1st.Cl. Frederick Moore. HMS Hawke Read their Story. Add a name to this list.

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