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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

187th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps



   187th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps was formed in January 1940 and served with 50th Division.

 

Jan 1940 Medical Arrangements

17th Jan 1940 In Billets

18th Jan 1940 Training

19th Jan 1940 Issues

20th Jan 1940 Postings

31st Jan 1940 Personnel

3rd Feb 1940 Training

12th Feb 1940 Accomodation

17th Feb 1940 Exercise

19th Feb 1940 Posting

3rd March 1940  Lectures

9th Mar 1940 Orders

10th Mar 1940 Information Received

11th Mar 1940 Advance Party

12th March 1940  Promotion

26th March 1940  Progress

28th March 1940  Leave

15th Apr 1940 Preparations

25th Apr 1940 Reorganisation

4th May 1940 Postings

10th May 1940 Alert

14th May 1940 Orders

22nd May 1940 On the Move

22nd May 1940 Postings

25th May 1940 Orders

1st Jun 1940 Exercise

2nd Jun 1940 Orders  location map

3rd Jun 1940 Reception Camp  location map

3rd Jun 1940 Move

6th Jun 1940 Transport

12th Jun 1940 On the Move

14th Jun 1940 Divisional HQ Moves  location map

15th Jun 1940 Reorganisation  location map

17th Jun 1940 Reorganisation  location map

17th Jun 1940 Posting

18th Jun 1940 Recce

19th Jun 1940 Reorganisation

20th Jun 1940 Move

21st Jun 1940 Move

2nd Jul 1940 On the Move

5th Jul 1940 On the Move

7th Jul 1940 Recce

8th Jul 1940 New Billets

10th Jul 1940 In Billets

10th Aug 1940 Water Supply

11th Aug 1940 Company Moves

3rd Sep 1940 Orders

6th Sep 1940 Deficencies

11th Sep 1940 Preparations

15th Sep 1940 Deficencies

22nd Sep 1940 Stand to

23rd Sep 1940 Alert

26th Sep 1940 Preparations

28th Sep 1940 Inspection

30th Sep 1940 Preparations

4th October 1940 Preparations

5th October 1940 Orders

6th Oct 1940 On the Move

10th Oct 1940 On the Move

17th Oct 1940 Advance Party

17th October 1940 Advance Party

18th October 1940 Orders

20th Oct 1940 On the Move

20th October 1940 On the Move

21st Oct 1940 On the Move

24th Oct 1940 Reliefs

24th October 1940 On the Move

29th Oct 1940 In Defence

29th October 1940 Orders

30th October 1940 in Camp

31st October 1940 Unsatisfactory

1st Nov 1940 Facilities

3rd Nov 1940 Leave

4th Nov 1940 Facilities

9th Nov 1940 Orders

10th Nov 1940 Bad Weather

30th Nov 1940 Situation

31st Dec 1940 Training

10th Jan 1941 Orders

17th Jan 1941 Orders

20th Jan 1941 Instructions

21st Jan 1941 Course

24th Jan 1941 Defence

31st Jan 1941 Training

14th Feb 1941 Exercise

15th Feb 1941 Conference

17th Feb 1941 Exercise

20th Feb 1941 Improvements

24th Feb 1941 Exercise

25th Feb 1941 Fire

28th Feb 1941 Very Windy

1st Mar 1941 Storm Damage

5th Mar 1941 Reliefs

8th Mar 1941 Thaw

13th Mar 1941 Reorganisation

18th Mar 1941 Exercise

19th Mar 1941 Exercise


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Those known to have served with

187th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

during the Second World War 1939-1945.

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