Does anybody know if there were particular places/hospitals where Australian WW1 soldiers may have gone if they were injured. Family folklore of injured grandfather being injured during the war and letters from England written by a nurse to his wife in Australia. He never returned home to her, but maybe staying in England with nurse or returning to Australia to live with her here.
Any clues?
Helen
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16-10-2004, 2:55 AM #1helenGuest
hospitals for injured ww1 soldiers
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16-10-2004, 1:24 PM #2ColbaraGuest
My G.uncle, from Australia, fought in WW1 and on looking through his army papers I see that in 1915 he was returned from France to England with Trachoma - defective vision and he was taken to the General hospital at Bristol Southmead.
My grandfather was also in hospital and as his wife was in London he was transferred near there - it was not far from London as my nan visited him. Most probably Hertfordshire the family tbink.
Hope that helps.
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16-10-2004, 1:27 PM #3helenGuest
hospitals for injured ww1 soldiers
thanks you have given me a strating point. I am waiting on his war records from the National Srchives in Canberra, so I hoping that there may be some additional info in there.
helen
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16-10-2004, 3:21 PM #4ProcatGuest
Hi Helen,
You may get lucky with his war service record but they are often sketchy with regard to medical records. My grandfather was gassed and hospitalised in England but there is no mention of this in his records.
Why is no medical record included?
For WW I, the only medical information that normally exists is the brief information contained on the service record. During WW II separate medical files were created. These records are now either with the Department of Defence or were passed to the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. Because of the personal information they contain they are not generally available under the Archives Act. If you have a special need for access to the information they contain, you will need to apply to the Department of Defence (where the information is likely to be for the war period only) or the Department of Veteran’s Affairs (where there is likely to be war period information and post-war veteran’s information) for access under the Freedom of Information Act.
Regards,
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17-10-2004, 4:32 AM #5helenGuest
injured ww1 soldier
you are right, I am expecting that I may get a brick wall when I receive the file. I thought that they may withhold some sections. I am wondering if there will be any reference to my grandmother perhaps making some contact with them after the war as she tried ti find out what happened to her husband. I wait with excitement.
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17-10-2004, 9:15 AM #6GeoffersGuestOriginally Posted by helen
The only reason I know where my grandfather was treated is becasue he told me, I've found nowt on official documents.
Good luck
Geoffers
Charlbury, Oxfordshire
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17-10-2004, 9:39 AM #7FulhamsterGuest
Queen Marys Hospital, Roehampton, London, England?
I shall pop into the archives office on Monday 18th Oct.
(tomorrow) and have a word with the archivist.
I am sure we had some ANZAC troops here. The hospital
was world famous for its false limb factory. Douglas Bader
had his limbs made here.
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17-10-2004, 12:41 PM #8ProcatGuestOriginally Posted by helen
Regards,
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17-10-2004, 1:20 PM #9PatrisiaGuest
Roehampton Hospital
I too lived in Roehampton and also worked at Queen Mary's Hospital for several years. I seem to remember being told that when the Ministry of Pensions took over the then Roehampton House, a great number of the historical documents were stored away in the basements. Where of course they ended up is another matter.
The first wards were built behind the House for WWI wounded, then used again and developed following WWII.
As well as Douglas Bader and his fellow amputees, the burns unit was also developed.This was brought up from Rooksdown House by Harold Gillies, a contemporary of Archibald Mcindoe of Guinea Pig Club fame.
I digress.....
When I obtained my grandfather's Army Service Record, I learnt that he was medically discharged at Netley. Since then I have been trying to get more details, so I too would be glad of advice - the Hospital Archives has proved a dead end.
Patrisia
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17-10-2004, 1:26 PM #10
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Hi Helen
I take it you've looked for him already on the Commonwealth War Graves site? I'm not sure whether this includes the names of soldiers who died after being repatriated or at least evacuted out of France or wherever...
It seems strange that, if he died whilst recuperating, no one officially wrote to inform your grandmother.
If your grandfather did decide to settle here (for whatever reason) and died some time later, presumably his name would appear on our usual BDM lists. If you let us have his name, maybe we can have a look.
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