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No.44 Casualty Clearing Station    No.44 Casualty Clearing Station opened at Puchevillers in May 1916 and made a number of moves, ending the war at Courtrai. 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. 24th Jul 1917 Enemy Aircraft 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.44 Casualty Clearing Station during the Great War 1914-1918. Fillis Charlie. Pte. (d.6th November 1916) Holmes William. Pte. (d.16th September 1916) Lane John. Gnr. (d.25th October 1918) Laurens George. Rfmn. (d.12th Aug 1917) Turville Ralph Reginald. 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.44 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:1 items tagged No.44 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. 257604 Pte. William Holmes 5th Btn. Border Regiment (d.16th September 1916) Born in 1896 William Holmes was the youngest of 9 children. His parents were Robert and Sarah Holmes. His father owned a flour mill in Abbeytown near Carlisle. William joined the 5th Battalion, Border Regiment when he was 18 in 1914. He was badly injured during the offensive at Flers-Courcelette on the Somme on 15th of September 1916. The following day he died of his wounds at Puchevillers Casualty Clearing Station. He was aged 20 when he died. William is buried at Puchevillers British Military Cemetery grave. Alex Holmes Add to this record. 254629 Rfmn. George Laurens 7th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles (d.12th Aug 1917) George Laurens was the son of Mr & Mrs J Laurens of Hirst House, First Tower, St Helier, Jersey. In March 1916 he trained as a sniper. One month later he had a lucky escape when a snipers' bullet struck him on the helmet and ricocheted off with minimal injuries. In August 1917, when the Jersey Company was holding the line near Frezenberg, he was badly wounded. After lying out for 2 days, he was taken to the 44th Casualty Clearing Station. Despite an amputation, his wounds were fatal and he died there on 12th of August 197. He has a War Grave in the Brandhoek New Military Cemetery, Vlamertinghe. He was awarded the 1914-15 Star, The British War Medal and the Victory Medal. Peter Laurens Add to this record. 251751 Gnr. John Lane 406th Battery Royal Field Artillery (d.25th October 1918) John Lane, one of my mother's brothers served in The Great War with 7th Trench Mortar Battery. He died on the 25th October 1918 of his wounds received in action while attached to 406th Battery RFA. He was taken into Casualty Clearing Station No 44 at Brielen 22nd of October 1918. He was just 19 years old and had only been in France/Belgium a short time. His grave is located at Duhallow ADS, Ypres. Chris Wright Add to this record. 243546 Pte. Charlie Fillis 6th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment (d.6th November 1916) Charlie Fillis returned to England on the outbreak of war from Michigan USA. He was was wounded at Gallipoli serving with 5th Wiltshires and transferred to the 6th Battalion. He died of Wounds at 44th CCS at Puchevillers and is buried Puchevillers British Cemetery in France. He was originally from Church Walk, Devizes, my maternal grandmother's uncle. David Adams Add to this record. 225471 Ralph Reginald Turville 15th Btn. London Regiment Ralph Turville's documents say he joined the 5th Battalion of the London Regiment (City of London Rifles) on 4th June 1917 (Date of Attestation) and was mobilized on 1st August 1917. He was transferred to the King's Royal Rifle Corps and posted to the 15th London Regiment in France on 1st April 1918 under new service No. 548079. He was wounded on 6th April 1918. On 12th October 1918 he was "completely and permanently" transferred to the Royal Fusiliers and posted to the 44th Garrison (from which unit he was discharged to reserve on 6th December 1919). He was in France from 1st April 1918 through to 24th February 1919 and in Germany from 25th February 1919 to 4th November 1919 as a clerk at Army HQ (2nd Army). He was treated at No.1 American Service Hospital, Etretat and 44 C.C.S. Grandpa died when I was 3. My only memory is of a tartan rug over his knees, as he sat in front of the unlit fireplace in Milton Rd, East Ham, and of being told to leave alone that wonderfully glossy black & scarlet gelatine capsule ("Medicine!" was the gist of what Grandma said); utterly fascinating to a three year old. His face, I don't recall at all. My only other memory of him is my mother telling me that he was at the battle of Arras in 1918 and, years later, would wake up in the night screaming. Mike Watkinson Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices. Links Suggest a link

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