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No.16 General Hospital

16th General Hospital was situated at Le Treport on the coast of France.

14th Feb 1916 Postings

25th Feb 1916 Heavy Snow

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No.16 General Hospital
during the Great War 1914-1918.

Bacon Harry William. Pte.
Dowden Joseph George. Rfmn. (d.18th Jul 1916)
Fagan MM, MID.. Howard Alexander. Sgt. (d.21st Jul 1916)
Fagan MM, MiD.. Howard Alexander. Sgt. (d.21st Jul 1916)
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Sgt. Howard Alexander "Alec" Fagan MM, MiD. 1st/16th (Queens Westminster Rifles) Btn. London Regiment (d.21st Jul 1916)
Howard Fagan, my great uncle, joined the Queens Westminster Rifles a Territorial Army Battalion on leaving school whilst still 15 years old in 1913. The 1st Battalion of the QWRs was sent to France in November 1914 and fought in Flanders, firstly near Armentieres, then in 1915 in the Ypres Salient. In the Spring of 1916, the 56th London Division was formed and pulled out of the front line for extensive training before the attack on Gommecourt on the 1st of July 1916, part of the Somme campaign. Alec was badly wounded in that disastrous attack, probably by machine gun fire but made it to the No.16 General Hospital near Le Tréport where his parents were able to visit him. Sadly Alec died on the 21st July a week before his 19th birthday.
In his brief Amy career, Alec was awarded the Military Medal for gallant service in the Ypres Salient, was mentioned in dispatches by General Haig and was promoted three times from rifleman to Sergeant, but he turned down a commission. His letters home show him to be a loving son and brother and he made light of the horrors of trench warfare. All in all, he was like many young London office boys who served his country valiantly when the time came, and he proved himself a brave and outstanding rifleman and a hero to his family.
Bruce Gilbert

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Sgt. Howard Alexander Fagan MM, MID. 1/16th (Queens Westminster Rifles) Btn. London Regiment (d.21st Jul 1916)
Sergeant Alec Fagan was seriously wounded on the 1st of July 1916 at the Battle of Gommecourt and was taken to No.16 General Hospital, Le Treport suffering from Gun shot wounds right thigh and side. His parents were given permission to attend and see him which they did on the 19th July but alas he died two days later and was buried in the Mont-Huon Military Cemetery. He was still only 18 years old when he died and received the Military Medal posthumously.
Bruce Gilbert

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Rfmn. Joseph George Dowden 7th Btn. King Royal Rifle Corps (d.18th Jul 1916)
Joseph Dowden was born about 1889 in Marylebone London, a grocers assistant when he was 28 years old, he enlisted in the Army in 1914. He was married to Lilian who was 23 and pregnant with his second child, they already had a 4 year old son Edward and were living at 8 Cumberland St, Westminster.
On the 21st of August 1914 George arrived at the Rifle Depot Winchester to begin training and was posted on strength of the 7th KRRC serving in C Coy on 25th Aug 1914. 13 days later tragedy struck. Sadly on 7th Sept 1914 Lily died as a result of giving birth. Her death is attributed to her pregnancy and puerperal septicemia. George was given leave to bury his wife and make arrangements for his children. From available records the children were cared for by the Children's Aid Committee from this period.
George went absent from duty on the 31st Dec 1914 returning to the Battalion 15 days later on the 14th Jan 1915 and was fined 15 days pay. On the 24th Jan 1915 George again went absent without leave and was declared a deserter. He was struck off strength of the Regiment on 16th Feb 1915 following a Court of Inquiry carried out at Hindhead presided over by Capt. HM Gosling and 2nd Lt's. N B Fuller and J H Roe after evidence was heard from 1542 L/Sjt Pickup 7th KRRC. Despite all that had occurred George voluntarily returned to the Battalion on 2nd Mar 1915 and following a disciplinary hearing was awarded 28 days field punishment No. 2a which would possibly have been forced hard labour and secured when not working to prevent further escape.
On the 19th May 1915 he embarked for France with his Battalion. After a period of training in trench warfare 7th Btn KRRC moved into the front-line trenches east of Ypres. He is recorded as being admitted to 16 General Hospital on 27th Jul 1915 with a distal radius fracture of his left arm. After a period of recovery in Rouen and light duties in 14th Division base area he returned to C Coy on 4th Sept 1915.
On the 29th Sept 1915 he was injured again and was admitted to the 13th and then the 25th General Hospital for treatment. After a further period of convalescence and light duties he returned to his Battalion on 25th Feb 1916.
On 1st Jul 1916 he was taken to No.30 Casualty Clearing Station with a serious gunshot wound. He died following treatment on 19th Jul 1916.
There are several documents available showing that his children were still being cared for under the Children's Aid Committee the last known address for his son Edward being 22 East Stratton, Micheldelver, Winchester where on 29th Nov 1917 hiss personnel effects were sent. They consisted of 1 watch, 1 disc, 2 photographs a photograph case and a birth certificate.
Ray Luckett

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Pte. Harry William Bacon 9th (Queen Victorias Rifles) Btn. London Regiment
My Grandfather, Harry Bacon, was severely wounded at Gommecourt on 1st July 1916 on the first day of the Battle of The Somme. This is an extract from his diary, written in August in Le Treport hospital.
"On evening of 30th June 1916 marched up to trenches and took up placers in front trench. Our company was first to go over. At 7:30am next morning over we went, under heavy bombardment from both sides. The Germans got wind of what was coming. I managed to get out of the trench and pushed forward as well as I could. I had only gone about 30 yards when I was hit by a piece of shrapnel in the stomach. It felt like a punch in the stomach and winded me. I tried to go on, but crawled into a shell hole which just covered me from rifle bullets. I stopped here for a bit but eventually chanced my luck and got back to our trenches and got to the dressing station. It was a miracle I did not get hit getting back. From the dressing station I got sent straight down the line to No.16 General Hospital Le Treport."
My Grandad was medically discharged and never returned to active service. He died in 1959 aged 65
David Bacon

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