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7th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps



   7th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps was part of 7th Brigade, 3rd Division when war broke out in August 1914. 3rd Divsion proceeded to France in August 1914. They saw action in The Battle of Mons and the rearguard action at Solesmes, The Battle of Le Cateau, The Battle of the Marne, The Battle of the Aisne, at La Bassee, Messines and the First Battle of Ypres. They took part in the Winter Operations of 1914-15, The First Attack on Bellewaarde and the Actions at Hooge. In 1916 they took part in The Actions of the Bluff and St Eloi Craters then moved to The Somme for The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bazentin helping to capture Longueval, The Battle of Delville Wood and The Battle of the Ancre. In 1917 They were at Arras, seeing action at Battles of the Scarpe and The Battle of Arleux. They moved north to the Flanders and were in action during The Battle of the Menin Road and Battle of Polygon Wood during the Third Battle of Ypres. Then moved south and were in action at The Battle of Cambrai. In 1918 They were in action on The Somme, in the Battles of the Lys, the Battles of the Hindenburg Line and the Battle of the Selle. After the Armistice 3rd Division advanced into Germany as part of the Occupation Force.

5th August 1914 Mobilization

11th August 1914 Advance Party arrives

13th August 1914 Advance Party arrives

14th August 1914 Quartering Arrangements Completed

16th August 1914 Movement Orders

17th August 1914 On the Move

18th August 1914 On the Move

19th August 1914 Changes in quartering arrangements

20th August 1914 Changes in quartering arrangements

21st August 1914 Taking up stations in assigned areas.

22nd August 1914 Taking up stations in assigned areas.

23rd August 1914 German attack crosses Canal

24th August 1914 Withdrawals

25th August 1914 Ongoing Retirement

25th Aug 1914  Rear Guard

26th August 1914 In Action

26th August 1914 Retirement

26th August 1914 Ongoing Retirement

27th Aug 1914 Rear Guard

27th August 1914 Continued withdrawals

28th Aug 1914 Rear Guard

28th August 1914 Initial Intelligence Report

28th Aug 1914 On the March

29th August 1914 Ongoing Retirement

30th August 1914 Demolitions on withdrawals

31st August 1914 Continued withdrawals

3rd Sep 1914 On the March

4th September 1914 Enemy across the Marne

6th September 1914 Attack Made

7th September 1914 Attack progressing

8th September 1914 Ongoing Battles

9th September 1914 Ongoing Action

10th September 1914 Davance

11th September 1914 Continued progress

12th September 1914 Bad Weather

13th September 1914 Strong Opposition

14th September 1914 Further Advance

15th September 1914 Shelling

16th September 1914 Difficulties

17th September 1914 Heavy Bombardment

18th September 1914 Night Attacks

19th September 1914 Attack Repulsed

20th September 1914 Ongoing Action

20th September 1914 Reliefs

21st September 1914 Attacks

22nd September 1914 Reliefs

23rd September 1914 Patrols

24th September 1914 Artillery Exchange

26th September 1914 Aircraft Assists

27th September 1914 Continuing action around bridges

28th September 1914 Bridges

29th September 1914 Ongoing fighting on all fronts

30th September 1914 September Intelligence Summary

1st October 1914 Commencement of Move

15th Oct 1914 On the March

6th of November 1914  Around Ypres

22nd of November 1914 In the Line  location map

9th Jan 1917 Counter Attacks

10th Jan 1917 Steady Progress

11th Jan 1917 Assault Fails

13th Jan 1917 Progress Made

14th Jan 1917 Aircraft shot down

15th Jan 1917 Air Raid

16th Jan 1917 Slight Advance

17th Jan 1917 Hard Fighting

18th Jan 1917 Heavy Bombardment

18th Jan 1917 Ground Gained

18th Dec 1917 Wounded

23rd of January 1918  Prisoner Captured  location map

31st of January 1918 Training  location map

1st Aug 1918 Some Shelling  location map

1st Aug 1918 Dispositions  location map

2nd Aug 1918 Hostile Artillery Active  location map

3rd Aug 1918 Quiet

4th Aug 1918 Orders Received

5th Aug 1918 Patrols  location map

6th Aug 1918 Some Shelling

7th Aug 1918 HQ Moves

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Those known to have served with

7th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

during the Great War 1914-1918.

  • Barnes Richard Thomas. Pte.
  • Deacon William Archie. Pte. (d.26th September 1917)
  • Walsh MM.. Edmund. Pte.
  • Walsh MM.. Frank. Pte.

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Pte. William Archie Deacon 7th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps (d.26th September 1917)

William Deacon was born on the 21st May 1894 in Nuneaton, son of George & Elizabeth Deacon of 2 Market Place, Nuneaton. He was educated at Bedford Modern School, possibly as a boarder, and later trained as a Dentists Assistant.

On the 21st August 1914 he enlisted at Nuneaton with the 7th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. He was killed in action on the 26th of September 1917 age 23 years at Ypres. He is buried in Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, Belgium. A pupil of Bedford Modern School 1908-09, he is commemorated on the SchoolWar Memorial, which was unveiled in 1923 and in the Roll of Honour, published in The Eagle, December 1923. Information courtesy of www.roll-of-honour.com

Caroline Hunt




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Pte. Frank Walsh MM. 7th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps

Frank Walsh and his brother Edmund both won Military Medals at the same time with two other men whilst serving with 7th Field Ambulance.

Keith Hartwell




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Pte. Edmund Walsh MM. 7th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps

Edmund Walsh and his brother Frank both won Military Medals at the same time with two other men whilst serving with 7th Field Ambulance.

Keith Hartwell




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Pte. Richard Thomas Barnes 7th Field Ambulance Royal Army Mdical Corps

Pte Thomas Barnes was my grandfather. He married my grandmother in 1918 in Redcar. My grandmother was a widow her husband a Royal Artillery soldier who died in 1917 of pneumonia. All my grandfather's relations were from Shipston on Stour, Warwickshire how he ended up in North Yorkshire and married my widowed grandmother is a mystery. He served with the Royal Army Medical Corps. He died in 1928 getting his leg removed whilst under the influence of chloroform, ironic really got through the war and lost it in civvy street

Richard Barnes






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