WW1 Hospital Ship and Medical Conditions - Help to decipher

[cheshiremog]

Hello All

Hope someone can help me decipher the attached medical condition. WW1. In April 1917 this soldier was in Rouen and on 1st May 1917 he was put on hospital ship H.S. Western Australia. I do not think he was wounded, looked like he had endoncrinitus? appendicitis? Notes say he has a three week feverish attack before admission, then I can't read the rest. I think he then had gastritus? probably a follow on from his first illness.

Also on another page it says he got P.U.O. Field on 21.4.17
and P.U.O. at Rouen 16.04.17 - were these punishments?

[CaroleW]

? Endocarditis

[forester]

PUO is Pyrexia of Unknown Origin. Fever.

Phil

[Billyblue]

Endocarditis is inflammation of the membrane lining the heart and its valves.

If he had fever for weeks, he may have had a subacute bacterial endocarditis, which my dictionary says is usually due to a form of streptococcus.

All possibly/probably brought on by conditions 'in the field'.  Would have been fairly sick.
Remember, no antibiotics then.

Dawn M

[Grafe]

Definitely endocarditis.

Says he has a "soft systolic murmur" which is the sound produced when the heart beats and is a fuzzy sort of sound that is not normal.

Endocarditis would have been a life threatening illness in those circumstances.

[sami]

…..has a "soft systolic murmur"…..

Thinking it reads:   soft systolic mitral murmur

sami

[cheshiremog]

Thank you everyone for all these amazing answers, has helped enormously - piecing it all together now he was sent to France 14 Jan 1917 and on 16 April he reported sick with PUO (fever) developed at Rouen, again on 21st April he reported sick with fever developed in the field, by 1st May he was still not well so he was put on a hospital ship sent to England and in hospital till 15th June. He was then given 28 days home leave till 25th June but on 26th June was taken ill again with gastritis until 15th Sep 1917.

Can anyone read the name of the hospitals on the far left?
I can't read the first one at all
The next one is at his home base in Ripon
And the third is Cottonera? Malta

Also on disciplinary matters would F.P. stand for Fatigues Parade and No 2 mean report in no 2 dress?

Many thanks

[km1971]

'FP No 2' could be Field Punishment No 2. From 1914-1918.net

Field punishments

Field Punishment Number 1 consisted of the convicted man being shackled in irons and secured to a fixed object, often a gun wheel or similar. He could only be thus fixed for up to 2 hours in 24, and not for more than 3 days in 4, or for more than 21 days in his sentence. This punishment was often known as 'crucifixion' and due to its humiliating nature was viewed by many Tommies as unfair. Field Punishment Number 2 was similar except the man was shackled but not fixed to anything. Both forms were carried out by the office of the Provost-Marshal, unless his unit was officially on the move when it would be carried out regimentally i.e. by his own unit.


http://www.1914-1918.net/crime.htm

I take it that the reference to Field no 2 is not in his medical history. 'Field' in his medical history could refer to a Field hospital, or 'in the Field', ie near the front line.

Ken

[cheshiremog]

That's so awful but I guess not obeying orders or not respecting the NCO's was an offence for which there was zero tolerance. He was given 7 days FP no 2  for making an improper reply to an NCO

Can you tell me what 3 days CA was or 2 days CB

Thanks