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No. 4 Casualty Clearing Station    No.4 Casualty Clearing Station opened at Poperinghe in October 1914 and made a number of moves, ending the war at Solesmes. The wounded, having already had their wounds dressed at a Dressing Station would be brought to the tented hospital behind the lines, which also dealt with the sick referred to them by the Medical Officer of the man's battalion. The CCS was equipped with an operating theatre and tented wards. Those who needed further treatment would be transferred to one of the hospitals, though some were able to return to their unit after a stay at the CCS. 18th Jan 1915 Influenza 30th Jan 1915 Increase in Staff If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. We are currently building a database of patients treated in this hospital, if you know of anyone who was treated here, please enter their details via this form Patient Reports. (This section is under construction) No information has been added for this hospital, please check back later. Those known to have worked or been treated at No. 4 Casualty Clearing Station during the Great War 1914-1918. Fairchild Helen. (d.18th Jan 1918) Lott Henry Middleton. L/Cpl. Story Thomas. Pte. All names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of No. 4 Casualty Clearing Station from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the Great War? 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There are:2 items tagged No. 4 Casualty Clearing Station available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. 264340 L/Cpl. Henry Middleton Lott 2nd Battalion Henry Lott was the youngest of four sons of William Abraham Lott and Elizabeth Anne York to enlist for WW1. He was born in Tamworth, Ontario 3rd Nov 1886. Henry enlisted in the 2nd Battalion C.E.F. at Valcartier, Quebec on 22nd of September 1914. Training at Valcartier ended on 27th of September, when the troops took trains to the port in Quebec City. From here they sailed to Gaspé, where they were met by an escort of British warships. Henry and his comrades boarded the S.S. Cassandra. During World War I, the Cassandra served as a troop ship. She was part of the first Canadian troop convoy, carrying 1,199 officers and men of the 2nd Battalion (1st Brigade) and some No.2 Field Ambulance personnel, along with a cargo including rifles, ammunition, saddlery, grain and flour. The convoy set out on 3rd of October 1914 and arrived in Plymouth on 14th October (having been diverted from the planned destination of Southampton due to sightings of German U-boats in the English Channel), and the Cassandra completed unloading on 25th of October 1914. Private Lott was promoted to Lance Corporal on 15th of December 1914. Henry suffered a severe wound to his left upper arm, (fractured humerus) at the Somme on 9th of September 1916 and was sent to No. 4 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station for 1 week, there, two operations were performed. Then on to Boulogne, France for 1 day before being sent to the 2nd Western General Hospital in Manchester, England were he remained for 16 weeks. He was then sent to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital at Woodcote Park, Epsom for 7 weeks. Unfit for duty, Henry was sent to Liverpool where he sailed to Canada on board the H.M. Hospital Ship Essequibo on 22nd of March 1917 arriving in Halifax on the 31st. He left Quebec 7th of Apr arriving in Kingston the next day where he was admitted to the Elmhurst Convalescent Home for 3 months. Lance Corporal Lott was discharged 5th of Feb 1918 medically unfit for war service. He married Frances Agnes Lacroix of Bogart, Hastings County, Ontario, in 1922 in Tamworth. They had 9 children, 5 boys and 4 girls. Some of the boys were in the Canadian Air Force during WWll. Henry died in March 1945 in Tamworth and is buried in the Tamworth United Church Cemetery. Kim Proud Add to this record. 241838 Helen Fairchild No.4 Casualty Clearing Station Voluntary Aid Detachment (d.18th Jan 1918) VAD Helen Fairchild arrived to serve at No.4 Casualty Clearing Station in the Ypres Sector on 22nd of July 1917. During the November fighting she was exposed to mustard gas and developed severe abdominal pains. Helen continued to work but just before Christmas a Barium meal X-Ray revealed a large gastric ulcer obstructing her pylorus. Doctors suggested that it had probably been worsened by exposure to poisonous gas. She underwent a gastro-enterostomy operation on 13th of January 1918. Initial recovery progressed well but on the third day she began to deteriorate and after going into a coma she passed away on the 18th of January 1918. Add to this record. 223737 Pte. Thomas Story 8th Btn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Thomas Story enlisted to serve with the Territorial Force of the County of Argyll in Scotland who were holding a recruitment in Carlisle, about six months into World War I. He was assigned to the 8th Battalion. Two letters survive from Thomas to his wife Ada, written on 6th May 1915 and 24th February 1916. A medical card was filled out for Thomas Story, Private, number 2799 from the Unit 1/8 A & SH (Argyll and Southern Highlanders). The card is for a gun shot wound in the right leg. It shows he was transferred from medical unit 4 CCS on 14th April 1916. Thomas was discharged from the 8th Battalion of the Territorial Force after 2 years and 258 days of service. He is listed as no longer fit for service. Wanda Story Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices. Links Suggest a link

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