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Service Records - Royal Army Medical Corps
« on: Thursday 03 September 09 17:45 UTC (UK) »
Hi everyone

I recently got my late Grandfather's WWII service records sent to me, and have been finding them really interesting reading.  He was in the Royal Army Medical Corps and started out in 1941 in Edinburgh - it looks like 'posted to 13 Coy, RAMC Edinburgh' and then to Scalloway, Shetland.  He was then sent to Sumburgh (?) also on Shetland to a Military Hospital - I think as a cook and also as a nurse orderly, but am not sure.  It says he was posted to 'HQ7/Black Watch for R+P' but I'm ashamed to say I don't know what any of that means!

I can't seem to find anything online about a  military hospital in Scalloway or Sumburgh at all, I've seen loads about the Shetland Bus, but I don't think my Grandfather had anything to do with that as he was only in Scalloway for 48 hours.  He spent most of his time in Sumburgh.

Thereafter he was in Lanark, Edinburgh and then sent to Leeds to the Seacroft Hospital as I think he was poorly for a time.  He eventually was involved in the D-Day Landings - according to what he told my father he was in the ambulances 'clearing up dead bodies and helping the injured soldiers' Sad .  From what I can see after D-Day he stayed in France for a while and then went to Bensberg in Germany for a few months, but again can find very little about this. 

Does anyone know anything about Sumburgh, Scalloway or indeed Bensberg (if that's the right spelling?).  I'd really appreciate any pointers - these records are incredibly detailed and fascinating to read, but hard work!! Sorry for all the rambling!

Thank you for reading
Love from cavey
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Re: Service Records - Royal Army Medical Corps
« Reply #1 on: Friday 04 September 09 11:33 UTC (UK) »
HQ companies of Regiments contained the med assets, including the Medical Officer and various stretcher bearers and medical orderlies.

7th bn The Black Watch were part of 51st Highland Division. They landed on D-Day + 1 (7th June).

From the 18th - 23 July they were at Bourguebus Ridge, and from Aug 7th-22nd involved in the Battle of Falaise.

In 1945 from Feb to March they were in the Rhineland, and from 23rd March- 01 Apr they were also involved in the Rhine Crossings

RAMC assets attached to the Div included 174 Fd Amb, 175 Fd Amb, 176 Fd Amb, 5 Fd Dressing Station and 6th Fd Dressing Station.

Is the RP actually RD? As in Regimental Duties?
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Re: Service Records - Royal Army Medical Corps
« Reply #2 on: Friday 04 September 09 17:18 UTC (UK) »
Hiya - thank you for getting back to me. 

It is definitely R&P on the sheet and not RD...(well, as far as I can see Wink )

There's so much info on the sheets, it's quite mesmerising tbh!

It says on the sheet for 1945 though:

25/05/45 Posted to 53 RHU (X4A) Auth (indecipherable) 70055/224/476 left 18 May 45 SOS North West Europe
05/06/45 TOS 31 RHU From 53 RHU WEF 5th June
07/07/45 TOS from 31 RHU WEF 7.07.45 awd 1939-45 Star and France and Germany Star.

I'm guessing North West Europe does mean France, and 5th June does relate to D-Day though?

Thank you so much for your time and input!

Cheers
cavey
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