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No. 20 General Hospital

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Adams Rowland Woosley. 2nd.Lt.
Finlay MC.. George Lush. Capt. (d.9th Feb 1919)
MacIntyre Donald. L/Cpl. (d.7th Dec 1918)
Pullan Tom. Pte.
Ward MM, DCM.. Philip Henry. Sgt.
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Pte. Tom Pullan 10th Btn. Yorkshire Regiment
Tom Pullan was my Grand Uncle. Tom enlisted into the 10th Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards) on Friday 4th of September 1914 aged 23 years and 133 days in Richmond Yorkshire. He was severly wounded on the final day of the Battle of Loos on Monday 27th of September 1915 suffering Gun Shot Wounds to his left thigh and both legs. He was sent to the 20th General Hospital at Dannes Camiers. His wounds were so severe that he was transferred to England on Wednesday 29th and sent to the County of London War Hospital, Epsom. On the 31st of March 1916 Tom was sent home with one pound and a suit of plain clothes. On the 18th April 1916 Tom was discharged from the Army.
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2nd.Lt. Rowland Woosley Adams
Rowland Adams was wounded on 31st July 1917 at Wambeke. He was picked up on 1st August, taken to Lump Farm Advanced Field Dressing Station and onward to 53 Casualty Clearing Station at Bailleul by about midnight. An operation was carried out on 2nd August before Rowland was moved to No 20 General hospital. A bullet was subsequently removed on 4th August.
He was returned to England in September and on 2nd August 1918, he was discharged from the army by a medical board, surviving until 4th September 1921 when he died at Turf Hotel, outside Exeter.
E J Adams

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L/Cpl. Donald MacIntyre 8th Btn. Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (d.7th Dec 1918)
Donald McIntye was the son of Mr. and Mrs. McIntyre, of 77, Laroch, Ballachulish, Argyllshire.He died of wounds on 7th December 1918, aged 22 and is buried in the Etaples Military Cemetery in France.
Oban Times - December, 1918:
The death of Lance-Corporal Donald MacIntyre, aged 22 years, youngest son of Mr. D. MacIntyre and Mrs MacIntyre, 77 Laroch , Ballachulish , took place on 7th December at 20 General Hospital, Dannes, Carmier, France, from pneumonia. He mobilised with the 8th Argylls (Territorials) at the outbreak of War and proceeded to France in May, 1915. He was severely gassed in 1916, and wounded in 1918, and was admitted into hospital on 14th November, suffering from broncho-pneumonia from which he succumbed. He was one of the youngest members of F (Ballachulish) Company, who full of martial spirit, left their Highland home in Glencoe, but of whom many have been left on the stricken fields of France. He was in all the engagements of his gallant regiment throughout the War. He was held in great esteem by all who knew him. He was a general favourite with all who came in contact with him and the news of his death at an early age, after having passed through the dangers of the great war and at its close of hostilities, has been received with much regret by his many friends and acquaintances. His sister, Miss MacIntyre, was with him for ten days until the end. He was interred at Etaples, France. Much sympathy has been expressed for his parents and relatives in their great loss. His brother is Shoeing Smith John MacIntyre, M.M., awarded the medal for bravery in action while serving in France with the Argylls.
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Capt. George Lush Finlay MC. 5th Battalion (d.9th Feb 1919)
George Lush Finlay was born on 12th October 1891 to William Seymour and Margaret Finlay at Albert Park, Victoria. He received his education at Hawthorn College and became a qualified accountant. On 12th May 1915 he became a commissioned officer in the Australian Imperial Force after training at the Officer's Training School, Broadmeadows. Finlay departed Australia for Alexandria with the 5th Battalion, 7th Reinforcements aboard HMAT Demosthenes on 16 July 1915.
Finlay joined the battalion at Gallipoli but was hospitalised on 18 January 1916 with enteric fever and returned to Australia for three months aboard HS Nestor. Finlay departed Australia again on 28th July 1916 aboard HMAT Themistocles with 5th Battalion, 19th Reinforcements and re-joined his unit on the Somme during October 1916. It was at this time that he was also promoted to lieutenant. Finlay stayed with this unit when they moved to Ypres in 1917 and was awarded the Military Cross for his actions at Ypres on 3rd of June 1918. Between January and August 1918, Finlay was attached for duty to the 1st Division Headquarters and 2nd Australian Infantry Brigade. He returned to the 5th Battalion in October 1918 and was promoted to captain on 27 October 1918. Finlay became ill during January 1919 and was admitted to the 20th General Hospital with influenza on 4 February 1919. George Lush Finlay did not recover from his illness and died on 9 February 1919 at 20th General Hospital in Camierts, France. He is buried in Etaples Military Cemetery, France.
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Sgt. Philip Henry Ward MM, DCM. 3rd Battalion
Philip Ward enlisted in Sydney, New South Wales, where he was working as a labourer. He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal: 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on 9th August, 1915, at Lone Pine (Dardanelles). During a strong counter attack by the enemy, he, with the greatest coolness and bravery, mounted the parapet under a heavy and continuous fire in order to bring more effective fire on the enemy. His gallant conduct set a fine example and materially contributed to encourage the men of his section in repelling the attack.'
He received his medals from George V on Salisbury Plain and was supposed to have received the Freedom of Ipswich, Suffolk England but with family and dignitaries waiting at Ipswich Station, he never arrived and returned home with his Anzac mates instead. (He is listed as departing for Australia on 20th December 1918) This story was from my mother his sister but I cannot find any confirmation of this.
Philip was born in Ipswich in 1895. He was 21 when he embarked from Australia, he was 5' 5.5" and his weight was 126 lbs. He listed his Next of kin as his Mother, Mrs Annie Naylor, 19 Pottery Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, when he enlisted on the 29th of January 1915. His unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 17 March 1915
He was awarded the Military Medal, listed in the 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 174, on 11th of October 1917
He was taken on strength, with the 3rd Bn, at Gallipoli, 31 May 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 29 December 1915 in the general Gallipoli evacuation and embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, on 22 March 1916, arriving at Marseilles, France, on 28th of March 1916.
Philip was wounded in action, 26 July 1916 (gun shot wound, chest: severe) and admitted to 9th General Hospital, Rouen then transferred to England, 26 July 1916, and admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, 28 July 1916. He was discharged to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs on the 28th of September 1916; granted furlough, 30 September 1916; marched in to No 1 Command Depot, from furlough, 20 October 1916. He was found guilty, on the 20th of October 1916, of being absent without leave from 3 pm, 16 October, till 4 pm, 19 October 1916: admonished, and forfeited 4 days' pay. He was found guilty, on 10th of January 1917, of being absent without leave from midnight, 26 December 1916, to midnight, 4 January 1917 and given 9 days' detention, and forfeited 23 days' pay.
He proceeded overseas to France, 14th February 1917 and rejoined 3rd Bn, in the field, on 14th March 1917. He was promoted Corporal, on 20th of April 1917.
Philip was detached to 1st Australian Division School, on 12th of May 1917 and rejoined his Battalion on 14th June 1917. Appointed Lance Sergeant, 18 July 1917 and Detached to 1st Brigade Musketry Class on 23rd August 1917; rejoining his Bn on 4th September 1917. He had leave to Paris, from the 16th to 22nd of September 1917 and was promoted to Sergeant on the 27th.
On the 1st of October 1917 he was admitted to 17th Casualty Clearing Station and transferred to 39th General Hospital, Havre, on 3 October 1917 and discharged to duty, 27 October 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 27 days; rejoined Bn, 20 November 1917. He was admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, on the 8th of December 1917 with scabies and transferred same day to 20th General Hospital, Camiers and rejoined his Battalion, in the field on the 26th of December 1917.
He was on leave to United Kingdom from the 19 January 1918 and detached for duty with 1st Training Bn, in England, on expiration of his leave on the 2nd of February 1918. He was admitted to the Isolation Hospital on the 20th February 1918 again suffering from scabies and marched in to 1st Training Bn from hospital on 5 March 1918.
He left England to return to Australia on board HT 'Orontes', 20 December 1918 and disembarked Sydney, 1 February 1919; He was discharged, in Sydney, 9 April 1919.
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