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Offline Eilleen

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ww2 field ambulance
« on: Thursday 20 July 06 13:43 BST (UK) »
Hi everyone,  at this moment I am going through papers and photos that my fathering- law kept , from his time as a doctor during the 2nd world war, from the few that I have just looked at he seems to have been all over the place, but one of the earliest once I have in my hands at this moment shows a group of 45 men, and on the reverse of the photo , he has written .  151 (H) field ambulace at Sunningdale shortly before going on big adventure to Suez Alamein . I lived , my batman and stretcher bearer killed 1st day after Alamein  started,My question is  could anyone tell me how I could find out which regiment or what what ever is the correct thing to call this group of men, thankyou from Eilleen.
EXTON, from Rutland, Stamford, Boston, Lincoln. LANES, from Coleby,to Bracebridge Lincoln.WAKEFIELD,PROUDMAN Cheshire and  Stafford.<br />PINDAR, MOORE, ,CHAMBERS mostly from Lincolnshire.
LAING from Elgin ,Scotland.
 HADDELSEY from Caistor,and Grimsby Lincolnshire.                   
 Parfitt, Le Gros ,Le Sueur, from Jersey.
Martin, from Doncaster  to whelyn garden city, London.
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Re: ww2 field ambulance
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 20 July 06 14:08 BST (UK) »

sounds very much like he was in the 151st Field Ambulance, RAMC (royal army medical corps)  ;)

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Re: ww2 field ambulance
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 20 July 06 14:47 BST (UK) »
Hi Eilleen

Chris is right, a Corp being a group of specialists - Medical, Engineers, Transport etc.  Groups of them were attached to different Regiments of Soldiers to support them.

Your father in law's military record could be obtained, if you have not already got it.

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Re: ww2 field ambulance
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 20 July 06 15:13 BST (UK) »
Thankyou both for the imformation, I am just starting out on this journey of discovery about William Keith Laing's life during the 2nd world war, I know it had a major affect on him, which lasted the rest of his life, and allthough he has left me his paper's, photo's and medical record's of some of the people he treated, all in no perticular order, and what with the handwritting,!!. He very really spoke about his time during the war. but he knew I wanted to put together thing's for his great grandchildren etc, and because I'm interested as well, so I feel sure that over the next few month's if not year's I will learn alot , not just about him but his friend's and fellow men.  thankyou again from Eilleen.
EXTON, from Rutland, Stamford, Boston, Lincoln. LANES, from Coleby,to Bracebridge Lincoln.WAKEFIELD,PROUDMAN Cheshire and  Stafford.<br />PINDAR, MOORE, ,CHAMBERS mostly from Lincolnshire.
LAING from Elgin ,Scotland.
 HADDELSEY from Caistor,and Grimsby Lincolnshire.                   
 Parfitt, Le Gros ,Le Sueur, from Jersey.
Martin, from Doncaster  to whelyn garden city, London.
BINT, Worchester, in Australian mint.

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Re: ww2 field ambulance
« Reply #4 on: Friday 21 July 06 23:55 BST (UK) »

well i'm sure you'll have lots of things to look into

one thing is certain, an RAMC officer would have been very busy at el alamein, and i'm sure there are lots of family's in the UK and around the commonwealth that are very grateful he was there :)

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« Reply #5 on: Monday 24 July 06 20:26 BST (UK) »
Thankyou for that, it brought tear's to my eye's and a lump to my throat,    Eilleen.
EXTON, from Rutland, Stamford, Boston, Lincoln. LANES, from Coleby,to Bracebridge Lincoln.WAKEFIELD,PROUDMAN Cheshire and  Stafford.<br />PINDAR, MOORE, ,CHAMBERS mostly from Lincolnshire.
LAING from Elgin ,Scotland.
 HADDELSEY from Caistor,and Grimsby Lincolnshire.                   
 Parfitt, Le Gros ,Le Sueur, from Jersey.
Martin, from Doncaster  to whelyn garden city, London.
BINT, Worchester, in Australian mint.

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Re: ww2 field ambulance
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 28 September 13 08:59 BST (UK) »
Hello Eilleen,

I'm new to the forum and I've been reading all the most fascinating posts, here. (I've still got a long way to go). I am particularly interested in wartime medical services/personnel. Just wondering how you with the papers of your father-in-law, William Keith Laing. Any more info to share with us, yet?

 
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