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2nd Southern General Hospital, Bristol    2nd Southern General Hospital was located in the new wing of the Bristol Royal Infirmary, the hospital soon expanded, taking over other buildings across the city including Southmead Hospital. The former workhouse at Southmead became the very first poor law building accepted by the government for use by the military as a hospital. The 2nd Southern General Hospital became a Specialist Military Surgical Hospital and remained open until 1920. 10th Oct 1916 Wounded Arrive 12th Oct 1916 Bristol Red Cross 22nd Dec 1916 Exhibition 10th Nov 1916 Ambulance Train 11th Jun 1919 Entertainment 21st Jun 1919 Red Cross Services Acknowledged. 26th of July 1919 Sale by Auction If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. We are currently building a database of patients treated in this hospital, if you know of anyone who was treated here, please enter their details via this form Patient Reports. (This section is under construction)   27th Dec 1917 Those known to have worked or been treated at 2nd Southern General Hospital, Bristol during the Great War 1914-1918. Campbell George. L/Cpl. (d.27th May 1918) McWhirter Jean. Nurse. Packer Albert Edward Farvis . Bmbdr. (d.27th Dec 1917) Pitts George Allen. 2/Lt. Somner George William. Spr. Whitehouse Dennis. L/Cpl (d.24th Jul 1916) All names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of 2nd Southern General Hospital, Bristol from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. 1st of September 2023 marks 24 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. Want to find out more about your relative's service? 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If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great battalion regiment artillery Did you know? We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. Want to know more about 2nd Southern General Hospital, Bristol? There are:7 items tagged 2nd Southern General Hospital, Bristol available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. 263799 Spr. George William Somner 237th (Reading) Field Company Royal Engineers In the second quarter of 1915 George Somner married Jessie Cousens in Staines, Middlesex. He was the father of George W Somner born 1920 at Kingston Surrey. His mother's maiden name was Cousens. On 4 May 1884 he was baptised in St. Marys, Reading, Berkshire. Father George William and mother Kate Service History: 21 Jan 1916 Enlisted & Posted for Duty at Reading, Mason 6 May 1916 Disembarked France 237th Field Coy. Royal Engineers. 41st Division 16 Aug 1916 Rated Skilled Mason in field 22 Feb 1917 To hospital 27 Feb 1917 Re-joins unit 25 Oct 1917 Four days leave to UK 04 Jan 1918 Wounded in action but remained at duty 21 Jan 1918 Leave to UK for 14 days 08 Feb 1918 War Office Daily List No. 5487, wounded, NOK Staines 28 Apr 1918 Gassed at Ypres to hospital, diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis in France following gassing 03 May 1918 Embarks for England to 26th General Hospital 04 May 1918 At 2/1st Southern General Hospital Birmingham for 36 days. 26 Jun 1918 War Office Daily List No.5602, Wounded, NOK Teddington 07 Oct 1918 To Q Coy. At Chatham 21 Oct 1918 Posted to 67th Division RE 27 Mar 1919 Demobilized At Chrystal Palace from 493 Field Coy. RE. 50% disability 1919 9 or 90 days convalescence hospital Plymouth 19 Jan 1920 Aged 36 yrs. T.B. present still 01 Apr 1921 Resident 12 Shacklegate Road, also a Jessie Somner present 01 Sep 1921 Resident 12 Shacklegate Road, also a Jessie Somner present 1921 Believed to have died aged 37 at Brentford Middlesex Keith Sampson Add to this record. 257559 L/Cpl. George Campbell 122nd Field Coy. Royal Engineers (d.27th May 1918) George Campbell was my great grandfather, he was born in 1878. He was wounded on 15th May 1918 while serving with 122nd Field Company, Royal Engineers as part of 36th Ulster Division and was sent to 2nd Southern General Hospital at Southmead, Bristol. He died on 27th May 1918. George's military records stated he died at 8:20am. "Died of pneumonia overwhelming him in his weak state due to the spinal injury inflicted by gun shot wound". RAMC, Chatham, 26th of June 1918. L/Cpl. George Campbell is buried in Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland Belfast City Cemetery,and has a CWGC headstone. Paul Anderson Add to this record. 256112 Nurse. Jean McWhirter Jean McWhirter was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia to James and Agnes McWhirter (nee Cameron) of Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. James McWhirter immigrated to Brisbane, Queensland, Australia in 1878 from Scotland. He founded the large and successful department store in Brisbane, McWhirters & Son Ltd. Jean departed for England early 1915 and joined the British Red Cross. She was on duty at the Second Southern General Hospital, Southmead, Bristol, England from 19th of July 1915 to 19th of February 1916. Jean married Major Charles Milligan Drew at the Parish Church of Logie, with the reception held at Novara, Stirling in Scotland. Major Drew was with the Egyptian Army and Royal Army Medical Corps. Erika Add to this record. 254079 L/Cpl Dennis Whitehouse 8th Battalion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (d.24th Jul 1916) Died of wounds Bristol General Hospital Paul Whitehouse Add to this record. 242023 2/Lt. George Allen Pitts 1/4th Btn. Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry George Allen, my granddad, arrived with a new commission in the 1/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, at Tincourt, Peronne on 27th March 1917. The Battalion fought through the towns of Roisel and Ronssoy before arriving at Duncan Post on a crest above the Hindenburg Line. On 24th April 1917, granddad reported sick with pains in legs and general malaise. He entered 2nd Southern General Hospital circa 15th May 1917 diagnosed with PUO (Pyrexia of Unknown Origin - fever and fits), later trench fever. His board of 3rd August 1917 recommended transfer to the Southmead section of this hospital and later recorded 'Still running temperature at night. Still complaining of pains in legs, general malaise and a feeling of nausea in the morning. He is tremulous & greatly debilitated and is not yet fit to leave hospital. He sleeps badly, runs an evening temperature 99.8 & 99.4 degrees the last two nights. Gets easily tired. He vomits occasionally after food & is still tremulous. Degree of disability 70%.' He was transferred to Furness Auxiliary Hospital, Harrogate where neurasthenia was diagnosed. Granddad reported having three nervous attacks before enlistment, so he was discharged in 1918 with his Silver War Badge. Richard Crompton Add to this record. 238853 Bmbdr. Albert Edward Farvis Packer 173rd Battery Royal Garrison Artillery (d.27th Dec 1917) Albert Packer enlisted on the 6th of June 1916, he served in France from 30th October 1916 until 11th December 1917. He died of pneumonia whilst on leave to get married on 17th December 1917. Albert died on 27th of December 1917 at 2nd Southern General Hospital (Military Wing), Bristol. His father was Francis Edward Packer, and his mother was Eliza Septima Farvis. Dorothy Beatrice Flower was his wife. John Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices. Links Suggest a link

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