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No.56 Casualty Clearing Station    No.56 (South Midland) Casualty Clearing Station opened at Hazebrouck in June 1915 and made a number of moves, ending the war at Bohain. 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. 1st April 1915 On the Move 16th April 1915 Arrival 30th July 1915 On the Move 5th August 1915 On the Move 1st Feb 1916 Orders re Letters 3rd Feb 1916 Leave 15th July 1916 On the Move 1st Sep 1916 On the Move 26th Mar 1918 Reopening 3rd Sep 1918 Move 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.56 Casualty Clearing Station during the Great War 1914-1918. Eldridge Francis Alban Edward. Bdr. Humfrey William Robert. Cpl. Jones Robert. 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.56 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. 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We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. Want to know more about No.56 Casualty Clearing Station? There are:10 items tagged No.56 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. 264947 Pte Robert Jones 9th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers I have recently purchased one of Robert Jones' war medals. He was also with the Welsh Regiment. His record shows him as being ill with severe diarrhea with notes written at No 56 Casualty Clearing Station on 20th of October 1918. He was at No 46 Stationary Hospital on 11th of November 1918. Also mentioned as being transferred from sick convoy No 33 Ambulance Train. Huw Williams Add to this record. 261120 Bdr. Francis Alban Edward Eldridge 235th (5th London) Brigade Royal Field Artillery Francis Eldridge enlisted on 14th of September 1914 and joined the 12th City of London Battery, 5th London Brigade, RFA. He served in France from 15th of March 1915, and was promoted to Bombardier on 28th of December 1917 while serving with B Battery, 235th Brigade RFA. On 24th of March 1918, he was evacuated to the 56th CCS, having been thrown from his horse by an exploding shell. He didn't return to France, and served with the 4th Reserve Brigade at High Wycombe. Ray Eldridge Add to this record. 207506 Cpl. William Robert Humfrey X/35 Trench Mortar Battery Royal Field Artillery Corporal William Robert Humfrey (spelled, incorrectly, as 'Humphrey" on his records) was badly wounded in June 1918 and evacuated to 56 Casualty Clearing Station at Gezaincourt. His mother subsequently received a communication from Army Records (Army Form B 104-82) dated 8th of July 1918 stating that he had died at 56 CCS on 17 June 1918 from wounds received in action. You can imagine the shock and grief this caused his family and particularly his fiancee who had already lost one previous sweetheart as well as her brother to the war. But on the 12th of July 1918 they received a telegram from Artillery Records stating that "155293 Corporal W R Humphrey is now reported improved and transferred to base". He was eventually tracked down to 11 Stationary Hospital at Rouen from where he was repatriated to the UK on the A.T. "Warilda" on 30 July 1918. He lived until 1964 when he finally died, his wounds in 1918 recorded as being a contributing cause to his death. P Laing Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices. Links Suggest a link

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