204499 Dvr. William Robert Harvie British Army 28th Highland (Howitzer) Division Royal Field Artillery from:15 Brisbane Street, Greenock, Renfrewshire. I am attempting to trace my family tree. My paternal grandfather, William Harvie, was a Driver with the 28th Highland (Howitzer) Division, RFA in WW1 and was injured on a number of occasions, finally being critically injured just before Armistice Day. Following amputation, he was apparently transferred to Stobhill and remained there for quite some time. I am very keen to find out information regarding his posting in France and his subsequent injuries for two reasons. I am taking my father to France to visit the Western Front at the end of June and would love to know where he was posted but have absolutely no idea where to start.
Secondly, I am a Registered Nurse who trained at Glasgow Royal Infirmary and became a serving Officer within the RAF. On leaving the forces I worked at Stobhill for at least a decade and knew my Grandpa had been admitted at some point but was never able to find any information. I would dearly love to know the true extent of his injuries, suffering and subsequent treatment. He did not talk of this when I was younger but his injuries were extremely evident and he must have suffered greatly. He was issued, on one occasion, with Army Form B104-80A for receipt of gunshot wound to left thigh and left hand (severe). His final injury necessitated a Right Above Knee Amputation, plastic surgery to his face and ear, the surgeon was, apparently, Mr McIndoe. He was sent to Stobhill following his amputation - although due to his critical injury, the operation had to be delayed for 3 days. (This was learnt via a letter to his mother). He was a loving and caring man who suffered greatly, initially and chronically, as did so many hundreds of thousands, too few nowadays do not always appreciate. I would be grateful for any advice.
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