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LONDON MOUNTED BRIGADE FIELD AMBULANCE
1908

London Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance

 

Raised by Lt Col C Stoneham CMG (Medical Officer in Middlesex Yeomanry, The Duke of Cambridge's Hussars ( 1st County of London) Yeomanry)

The Great War

Reformed as 1st/1st London Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance
1914
Egypt
4th (London) Mounted Brigade
1915
Gallipoli
5th Brigade
2nd (Composite) Brigade
4th (London) Mounted Brigade
1916
Abyssinea
Renumbered as:
8th (Mounted) Brigade Field Ambulance
1917
 Salonika
1918
Yeomanry (Mounted) Division
4th (Cavalry) Division
Re-titled as:
11th (Cavalry) Brigade Field Ambulance

 

 The Great War

2nd / 1st London Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance
1914
1915
1916
Re-titled as:
12th Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance
2nd Cyclist Brigade Field Ambulance
4th Cyclist Brigade Field Ambulance
1917
Absorbed into 336 Home Service Field Ambulance

The Great War

3rd / 1st London Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance
1914
1915
1916
Disbanded – personnel transferred to Regulars
1920
Re-raised as London Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance
1933
Merged with:
1st London Clearing Hospital
To form:
56th ( 1st London) Casualty Clearing Station
1938
Re-designated as:
1st ( 1st London) Casualty Clearing Station

   

WW2

Location of Operations
1941
1942
1948
Re-formed as:
10th (London) Casualty Clearing Station
Re-designated as:
10th (London) Field Hospital
1967
Amalgamated with:
161 (East Anglian) Field Ambulance
162 (East Anglian) Field Ambulance
163 (East Anglian) Field Ambulance
57 (Middlesex) General Hospital
To become:
257 (Eastern) General Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps (Volunteers)
1969
Re-titled as:
257 (Southern) General Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps (Volunteers)
1995
Amalgamated with:
217 (London) General Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps (Volunteers)
221 (Surrey) Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps (Volunteers)
To become:
256 (London) Field Hospital (Volunteers)
1996
Re-titled as:
256 (City of London) Field Hospital (Volunteers)

4TH LONDON FIELD AMBULANCE

Formed from
Woolwich Companies Volunteer Medical Staff Corps
1908
4th London Field Ambulance
HQ – Woolwich (with A and Transport Sections)
Erith (B Section) and Dartford (C Section)

The Great War

1914
Expanded to form 1st / 4th part of 2nd London Division
[later 47 ( 2nd London) Division]
2nd 4th London Field Ambulance part of 179 Brigade
Location of operations

1st / 4th
2nd / 4th
1915
France 
 
1916
France
France
1917
France
Salonika
1918
France
1920
Re-formed as:
4th London Field Ambulance
1922
Re-designated as:
140 County of London Field Ambulance
1939
On duplication of the Territorial Army, re-designated as:
140 Field Ambulance

WW2

Location of Operations
North Africa, Sicily, Italy
1947
Re-formed as:
47 (Home Counties) Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps (TA)
47 (Godalming) Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps (TA)
1958

Amalgamated with:
131 (Home Counties) Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps (TA)

To become:

47 (Home Counties) Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps (TA)
1966
Re-titled as:
221 (Surrey) Field Dressing Station (Volunteers) Royal Army Medical Corps
1969
Re-titled as:
221 (Surrey) Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps (TAVR)
1979
Re-titled as:
221 (Surrey) Field Ambulance (Volunteers) Royal Army Medical Corps
1995
Amalgamated with:
217 (London) General Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps (Volunteers)
257 (Southern) General Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps (Volunteers)
To become:
256 (London) Field Hospital (Volunteers )
1996
Re-titled as:
256 (City of London) Field Hospital (Volunteers)

                 

5TH LONDON FIELD AMBULANCE

Formed from
Woolwich Companies Volunteer Medical Staff Corps
1908
5th London Field Ambulance
HQ – Woolwich Arsenal

The Great War

Location of operations

1st / 5th
2nd / 5th
1914
 
 
1915
 
 
1916
France
France
1917
France
Salonika
Egypt
1918
France
Renamed as 160 Indian Combined Field Ambulance
1920
Re-formed as: 
5th London Field Ambulance
1922
Re-designated as:
140 County of London Field Ambulance
1939
On duplication of the Territorial Army, re-designated as:
140 Field Ambulance
WW2
Location of Operations
North Africa, Sicily, Italy
1947
Re-formed as:
47 (Home Counties) Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps (TA)
47 (Godalming) Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps (TA)
1958
Amalgamated with:
131 (Home Counties) Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps (TA)

To become:

47 (Home Counties) Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps (TA)
1966
Re-titled as:
221 (Surrey) Field Dressing Station (Volunteers) Royal Army Medical Corps
1969
Re-titled as:
221 (Surrey) Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps (TAVR)
1979
Re-titled as:
221 (Surrey) Field Ambulance (Volunteers) Royal Army Medical Corps
1995

Amalgamated with:
217 (London) General Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps (Volunteers)
257 (Southern) General Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps (Volunteers)

To become:
256 (London) Field Hospital (Volunteers)

1996

Re-titled as:
256 (City of London) Field Hospital (Volunteers )

  

6TH LONDON FIELD AMBULANCE

Formed from
2nd London Bearer Company (Volunteers)
1908
6th London Field Ambulance
HQ – Vauxhall Bridge Road then Duke of York's Headquarters, Chelsea, SW3

The Great War
Location of Operations

1st / 6th
2nd / 6th
1914
 
 
1915
France 
 
1916
France
France
1917
France
Salonika
1918
France
Renamed as 160 Indian Combined Field Ambulance
1920
Re-formed as:
6th London Field Ambulance
 1922
Re-designated as:
140 County of London Field Ambulance
 1939
On duplication of the Territorial Army, re-designated as:
140 Field Ambulance
WW2
 
Location of Operations
North Africa, Sicily, Italy
1947
Re-formed as:
47 (Home Counties) Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps (TA)
47 (Godalming) Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps (TA)
1958
Amalgamated with:

131 (Home Counties) Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps (TA)

To become:

47 (Home Counties) Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps (TA)        

1966
Re-titled as:
221 (Surrey) Field Dressing Station (Volunteers) Royal Army Medical Corps
1969
Re-titled as:
221 (Surrey) Field Ambulance (Volunteers) Royal Army Medical Corps
1979
Re-titled as:
221 (Surrey) Field Ambulance (Volunteers) Royal Army Medical Corps (TA)
1995
Amalgamated with: 217 (London) General Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps (Volunteers) 257 (Southern) General Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps (Volunteers)

To become:

256 (London) Field Hospital (Volunteers)
1996
Re-titled as:
256 (City of London) Field Hospital (Volunteers)

 

     

3RD LONDON GENERAL HOSPITAL 

1908
3rd London General Hospital
The Great War
Allocated Hospitals:
Wandsworth, Middlesex, St Mary's
Location of operations
1914
Remained in United Kingdom
1915
1916
1917
1918
1922
Disbanded for economy
1937
Re-raised as:
3rd London General Hospital in 54 (East Anglian) Division
1939
Staff transferred to:
1st ( 1st London) General Hospital
1939
On duplication of the Territorial Army, re-designated as:
27th General Hospital
and
36th General Hospital
WW2
Location of Operations
1941
1942
1947
Titled:
17 (London) General Hospital
1967
Amalgamated with:
167 (City of London) Field Ambulance
24 (Eastern) Field Dressing Station
To become:
217 (Eastern) General Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps TA
1969
Re-titled as:
217 (London) General Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps (V)
1995
Amalgamated with:
257 (Southern) General Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps (Volunteers)
221 (Surrey) Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps (Volunteers)
To become:
256 (London) Field Hospital (Volunteers)
1996
Re-titled as:
256 (City of London) Field Hospital (Volunteers)

4TH LONDON GENERAL HOSPITAL

1908
4th London General Hospital
The Great War
Allocated Hospitals:
St Thomas', City Red Cross, Streatham, Weybridge
Location of operations
1914
Remained in the UK
1915
1916
1917
1918
1922
Disbanded for economy

2ND LONDON (CITY OF LONDON) SANITARY COMPANY

1908
Formed as an experimental unit with Headquarters at Putney, SW15
1914
Re-located at the Duke of York's Headquarters Chelsea with no change in title
1918
Disbanded


Notes:

  1. The original unit was made up of highly skilled professional with civilian occupations involved with or connected to medical and sanitary work.
  2. From October 1914 the unit became responsible for recruiting and training personnel to serve in all sanitary sections of the Royal Army Medical Corps serving at a scale of one section to a Division. Thus the sanitary sections served in all theatres throughout the Great War wherever there was a British Army presence.
  3. When in theatre all personnel of the sanitary sections wore a yellow armband on their upper left arm to indicate that the soldier was fully trained in matters of war sanitation. The Armband was originally devised by the Commanding Officer of the 1st London (City of London) Sanitary Company and approved by the War Office in 1910.
  4. All personnel of the sanitary sections were Territorial Soldiers.
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