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No.12 Casualty Clearing Station
No.12 Casualty Clearing Station opened at Hazebrouck in June 1915 and made a number of moves ending the war at Tincourt. The wounded, having already had their wounds dressed at a Dressing Station would be brought to the tented hospital behind the lines, which also dealt with the sick referred to them by the Medical Officer of the man's battalion. The CCS was equipped with an operating theatre and tented wards. Those who needed further treatment would be transferred to one of the hospitals, though some were able to return to their unit after a stay at the CCS.
19th Feb 1916 Nurses Required
22nd Feb 1916 Reinforcements
23rd Feb 1916 Renewals
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256623AB. Horace Smith 8th (Anson) Btn and 6th (Howe) Btn Royal Naval Division
Horace Smith, born on the 19th of October 1897, enrolled in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve on the 24th of October and was posted to Anson Battalion, Royal Naval Division. He was sent to France on the 22nd of November 1916 and served with Howe Battalion until 6th of February 1918 when he rejoined Anson Battalion. He was hospitalised a number of times with scabies, gunshot wound to face and a scalded foot. He was reported missing on the 25th of March 1918 on the Western Front and later reported as a prisoner at Wahn Limburg. He was repatriated on the 22nd of November 1918 and demobilised on the 7th of February 1919.Mike
236189L/Cpl. Thomas Monk 1st/6th Battalion Duke of Wellingtons West Riding Regiment (d.15th Sep 1916)
Thomas Monk was born in Settle in 1897 to his parents Thomas and Lavinia Monk. He continued to live in Settle until he went overseas. At the age of 13 he worked as a Quarryman at the Delaney Horton Limestone works close by. In May 1913 he joined the 6th Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment (a Territorial Battalion). He served with them through to 1915 when in April he and his Battalion crossed to France as part of the 147th (2nd West Riding) Brigade within the 49th (West Riding) Division.He served through the Battles of Aubers Ridge in May 1915 as well as the Defence against the Phosgene Attack on 19th/20th December 1915. He was injured (gassed) during this attack and was taken to No.12 CCS at Hazebrouck and then on to the St. John Ambulance Base Hospital at Etaples. From there he was returned to a hospital in the U.K. Before he returned to France in June 1916 he married a young lady named Lilly Watson at Settle.
He returned to his Battalion at Forceville. From there the Battalion moved up to the Front near Authuille to the Support Trenches arriving in the early hours of July 1st. The Battalion did not participate in the first days fighting but took part in the subsequent Battle of Albert, Battle of Bazentin Ridge and Battle of Flers - Courcelette. On 14th September the Battalion was called to the Front lines near Leipzig Salient to relieve the 32nd Infantry Brigade. Just as the relief started the Germans made a bombing attack on the line. D Company was sent in to reinforce the line but Thomas was killed by shrapnel just after 09.10 hours on the 15th. He is buried at Blight Valley CWGC Cemetery at Authuille Wood.
Tony McGarrigle
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