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4th London General Hospital
The 4th London General Hospital was first established in Lincoln's Inn Fields but moved to Denmark Hill in 1904, to a pavilion hospital of 600 beds, opening in 1909 and completely transferred by 1913. In 1914 Kings College Hospital, became the 4th London General Military Hospital, expanding into Ruskin Park which was across the adjacent railway line, with tents and huts providing accommodation. The hospital was turned back to civilian use in 1919. During the war its complement was 300 Officer beds and 1625 Other Ranks beds.If you can provide any additional information, please add it here.
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Those known to have worked or been treated at
4th London General Hospital
during the Great War 1914-1918.
- Ashwell Charles William. Pte. (d.18th May 1917)
- Budd James William. Lieut
- Cussens Joseph Reginald. Spr.
- McCarthy Edward Maurice. Pte.
- Osman Stanley Victor. Pte.
- Sutcliffe Wilfred. Corporal
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Pte. Stanley Victor Osman 2nd Btn. Northamptonshire Regiment
Understandably Stanley Osman never talked about his experiences. All I know is that he was shot in the elbow (somewhere in the Somme area), and was in the 4th London General Hospital from 30th April 1918 to 1st August 1918. The war diaries only state over 200 casualties in a four-day period. I still have an embroidered table runner made as part of his therapy.
Pte. Charles William Ashwell 3rd Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers (d.18th May 1917)
Charles Ashwell joined the 3rd Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers on 25th January 1915 and served as part of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. The MEF was part of the British Army that commanded all Allied Forces at Gallipoli and Salonika. Charles was injured during battle on the 16th September 1915 while serving in Gallipoli. He was first taken to Malta before being admitted to the 4th London General Hospital on 12th October. He was discharged from the Army as medically unfit for service on 5th April 1916. The Medical Board report reads "Charles was in action in Dardanelles on 4th Sept 1915 and received a gunshot wound to the spine and chest. He lost the use of his legs directly after being struck and then coughed up blood for the following 2 days. He has never regained the use of his legs or control of sphincters. Injury to mid-dorsal vertebrae. Paraplegia complete".Charles died on 18th of May 1917 after never fully recovering from his injuries. He is buried in Tottenham Cemetery.
Sam Ward
Pte. Edward Maurice McCarthy 1st Btn. Middlesex Regiment
Edward McCarthy, was born on 29 September 1899. He enlisted on the 22nd of March 1917 aged 17 years and 6 months. His service with the Middlesex regiment reckoned from the 30th of October 1917 when he had turned 18.On the 18th of December 1917 he was in a Training Reserve Battalion. Then on the 1st of March 1918 he transferred to 52nd Graduated Training Battalion, on the 21st of April 1918 he was posted from the 21st Battalion to the 1st Battalion.
Records show that on the 7th of May 1918 he was treated by the 99th Field Ambulance with a medical condition, he then rejoined his Battalion. He was wounded on the 30th of September 1918, rejoining his unit on the 26th of October 1918. On the 9th of November 1918 he was again wounded, shrapnel left arm. He returned to England on the 22nd of November 1918 on the SS Panama and was sent to the 4th London General Hospital. On the 15th of April 1919 he was Discharged from Service. Total days in service 755.
Spr. Joseph Reginald Cussens 1st London Field Company Royal Engineers
Sapper Joseph Reginald Cussens served with the 1st London Field Co (TF) of the Royal Engineers during WWI. His record shows:
- 12th Dec 1914 - Landed in France, aged 19. Sapper in 1st London Field Company, Royal Engineers.
- 17 Apr 1915 - Wounded in scalp at Armentieres and admitted to 18th Field Hospital.
- 19 Apr 1915 - Admitted to No. 14 General Hospital, Wimereux.
- 21 Apr 1915 - Transferred to Hospital Ship Salta.
- 22 Apr 1915 - Sails to Southampton.
- 25 Apr 1915 - Admitted to 4th London General Hospital, (Royal Army Medical Corps), Denmark Hill.
- 18 Jan 1916 - Discharged; no longer physically fit for war service.
Chris Cussens
Corporal Wilfred Sutcliffe 4th London General Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps
I cannot find out a lot about my grandfather-just snippetts from mymother who is now 87! I know that he met my grandmother Irene May Andreae whilst serving at the 4th London General Hospital. On their marriage cert he states his rank and address also listing that he is a clerk. I understand that units were stationed at the hospitals in order to 'pay off' injured and dead soldiers. My grandfather was deaf so would not have been classed as A1 at his original medical. He lived in Todmorden,Yorks and we believe that his deafness was caused by working in the cotton mills from a young age. He moved to Loughborough,Leics after his discharge and worked for Brush Electrics for many years. I understand that he got this job through his commanding officer. Would love to know who the officer was as it would guide me to which unit grandpa served in. Have tried the RAMC but they have no record and I know that a lot of archives were destroyed during the 2ndWW. My grandmother and her father served as volunteers with the St John Ambulance at 4th London General and have some oof their records supplied by the Red Cross Archives.Ann Harrison
Lieut James William "Billy" Budd 2/5th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regt
This is a potted history of my Grandfather, James Budd he was born 22/12/1893 in Finchley. He had a good standard of education and became a qualified dentist. Joined 8th Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders October 1914 (Home service training in Bedford. March 1915 Commissioned into 2/5 Royal Warwickshire Regt.Training in England until May 1916 when landed in France as part of 61st Division which was in the LAVENTIE sector. Trained in the area for the Battle of Fromelles which was due to take place on July 19 1916 and was a feint to draw German troops from reinforcing the Somme sector. War Diary - 1st July 1916 In trenches Moated Grange "Germans opened intense bombardment of our front line and placed a barrage on our post at M Sq.D. They attempted to raid but were driven off. Bombardment ceased 11.30pm. Trenches obliterated for 50 yards and serious damage along whole of line." This damage unfortunately included James "Billy" Budd who was blown up twice - according to the medical records but 3 times according to JWB. On the second occasion he was rendered unconscious and removed from the line when the Bttn went into reserve on 4th July 1916. His friends Lieut Leonard Lamaison and H Truman were killed in the same bombardment along with 21 other ranks, who are all buried together in the Rue-de-Bacquerot No 1 cemetery, Laventie. There is no record of these deaths in the war diary! JWB was unconscious for three weeks and repatriated from Boulogne on 28th July 1916 and admitted to No 4 General Hospital Denmark Hill, suffering from shell shock.The officer who signed the initial admission form at No 4 General hospital was Major Biggs. He was finally pronounced fit on August 22nd 1917 and returned to his unit at Horton Hutments Northumberland.
He served the rest of the war and became ADC to Brig Gen Boyd ending up relinquishing his commission in 1920 when he was serving with 2nd Leicestershire regiment.. JWB suffered throughout his life from the devastating effects of the concussion and although becoming a company director in a pub and catering company NEVER was able to take noise of any sort, including rustling of paper, leaves blowing and doors shutting. His condition worsened with age. He died in 1965. On the day he was finally admitted to hospital in 1964, my grandmother went around the house singing and slamming all the doors. We all wondered what she was going to slam next! JWB always said that he "Left his ears at Neuve Chapelle"!
Robin Keyte
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