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Component: Medical
Active Dates:
Theatre of Operations:
Major Battles:
Location of War Diaries:
Library and Archives Canada (WD Link)
CEFSG War Diary Transcription (in progress = IP)

Background:

Forum Link: Canadian Army Medical Corps (1st Contingent)

Reference Document On-line: "WAR STORY OF THE CANADIAN ARMY MEDICAL CORPS". Volume 1. " The First Contingent (To the Autumn 1915)"

Formed at Valcartier on September 13th, 1914, by details from various military units, No. 1 Canadian Stationary Hospital drew its officers and men from all parts of Canada. Its first Commanding Officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Lorne Drum, P.A.M.C., had been stationed for some years at Headquarters in Ottawa, where he had been D.D.G.M.S.; the second in command, Major Hanford McKee, was a well known ophthalmologist from Montreal. The other officers hailed from Saskatoon, Sask., Windsor, N.S., Quebec, Halifax, Calgary, Alta., and Pictou County, N.S. There was a similar wide selection exercised in the case of the men, although a fair proportion had belonged either to the 1st or the 4th Field Ambulance, both Nova Scotia units.

 

Reference: Nicholson, page 23

Mobilization of the medical services was carried out under the Director General of Medical Services, Colonel G. Carleton Jones. Volunteers concentrated at Toronto and Winnipeg as well as at Valcartier. When all had assembled at Valcartier Camp the British request for Line of Communication units made a general reorganization necessary. Sufficient medical personnel were found in camp to form the required units which, in addition to the three divisional field ambulances, included a casualty clearing station, two stationary hospitals (each of 400 beds), and two general hospitals (1040 beds each). The casualty clearing Station and No. I Stationary Hospital took over from N.P.A.M. (Non Permanent Active Militia) units the operation of the two camp hospitals at Valcartier. Hospital admissions for the whole period until embarkation numbered only 856, for in general the health of the troops was excellent. An order to mobilize nursing sisters was issued on 16 September, and by the end of the month 98 had reported at Quebec , where they were billeted at the Immigration Hospital . Provision of veterinary sections, called for at the last minute by the War Office, was not completed until after the First Contingent had sailed.

Michael Thierens war diary posting: Medical

Sub-Components:

Nos. 1 to 3 General Hospitals
Nos. 6 to 8 General Hospitals
No. 2 Stationary Hospital
No. 3 Stationary Hospital
Nos. 7 to 10 Stationary Hospitals
Forestry Corps Hospitals (6)
Nos. 1 to 5 Casualty Clearing Stations (WD Link 1st to 4th)
No. 7 Cavalry Filed Ambulance (WD Link)
Field Ambulance Corp (WD Link 1st to 14th)
Canadian Army Medical Corps Training Depot (CAMC Depot)

For Medical District Hospitals, a new topic on the CEFSG, please refer to this group of postings:

Medical District Hospitals

See also details provided in separate pages posted to the CEFSG under Medical as noted in the links at the top of this page.

Detailed list in University of Toronto, Roll of Service

CANADIAN GENERAL AND STATIONARY HOSPITALS
University of Toronto, Roll of Service 1914-1918 (pg 599, 600)


No. 1 General
Salisbury & Bulford, Oct. 1914- May 1915.
Etaples, May 1915- July 1918.
Trouville, July 1918- Feb. 1919.
Bramshott, Mar.- Apr. 1919.

No. 2 General
Salisbury, Oct. 1914- Feb. 1915.
Lavington, Feb. 1915- Mar. 1915.
Le Treport, Mar. 1915- Mar. 1919.
Shorncliffe, Mar.- Apr. 1919.

No. 3 General (McGill)
Shorncliffe, May- June 1915.
Dannes, Camiers, June 1915- Jan. 1916.
Boulogne, Jan. 1916- May 1919.
Witley, May- June 1919.

No. 4 General (University of Toronto)
Shorncliffe, May- Oct. 1915.
Salonica, Nov. 1915- May 1916.
Kalamaria, Salonica, May 1916- Aug. 1917.
Basingstoke, Sept. 1917- July 1919.

No. 5 General
Shorncliffe, Sept.- Nov. 1915.
Salonica, Dec. 1915- Aug. 1917.
Liverpool, Oct. 19I7- ~Oct. 1919.

No. 6 General (Laval)
Shorncliffe, Apr.- July 1916.
St. Cloud, July- Aug. 1916.
Joinville-le-Pont, Aug. 1916- Jan. 1917.
Troyes, Jan. 1917- June 1918.
Joinville-le-Pont, June 1918- May 1919.
England, May- June 1919.

No. 7 General (Queen's) (formerly No. 5 Stationary)
Cairo, Jan.- Apr. 1916.
Le Treport, Apr.- Oct. 1916.
Etaples, Oct. 1916-May 1919.
England, June- July 1919.

No.8 General (formerly No. 4 Stationary)
St. Cloud, July 1916- Feb. 1919.
England, Feb.- Apl. 1919.

No. 9 General (Shorncliffe Military)
Shorncliffe, Feb. 1915- Dec. 1918.
Kinmel Park, Rhyl, Dec. 1918- July 1919.

No. 10 General (Kitchener Military)
Brighton, Mar. 1917- Sept. 1919.

No. II General (Moore Barracks)
Shorncliffe, May 1915- Sept. 1919.

No. 12 General (Bramshott Military)
Bramshott, Oct. 1916- Sept. 1919.

No. 13 General
Hastings, Dec. 1916- June 1919.

No. 14 General
Eastbourne, Jan. 1917- Oct. 1919.

No. 15 General (Duchess of Connaught Red Cross)
Taplow, Dec. 1914- Sept. 1919.

No. 16 General (Ontario Military)
Orpington, Feb. 1916- Sept. 1919.

No. 1 Stationary
Salisbury, Oct.- Nov. 1914.
London, Nov. 1914- Feb. 1915.
Le Havre, Feb. 1915.
Wimereux, Mar.- July 1915.
Lemnos, Aug. 1915- Jan. 1916.
Alexandria, Feb. 1916.
Salonica, Mar. 1916- Sept. 1917.
Hastings, Sept. 1917.
Became No. 13 General.

No. 2 Stationary

Salisbury, Oct.- Nov. 1914.
Le Touquet, Nov. 1914- Oct. 1915.
Outreau, Oct. 1915- Apr. 1919.
Witley, Apr- May 1919.

No. 3 Stationary
Shorncliffe, May- Aug. 1915.
Mudros, Aug. 1915- Feb. 1916.
Alexandria, Feb.- Mar. 1916,
Boulogne, Apr.- Nov. 1916.
Doullens, Nov. 1916- Aug. 1918.
Rouen, Aug.- Oct. 1918.
Malassise, Oct. 1918- Feb. 1919.
Shorncliffe, Feb.- Apr. 1919.

No. 4 Stationary
Shorncliffe, May 1915.
St. Cloud, Sept. 1915- July 1916.
Became No. 8 General.

No. 5 Stationary (Queen’s)
Shorncliffe, June- Aug. 1915.
Cairo, Aug. 1915- Jan. 1916.
Became No. 7 General.

No. 7 Stationary (Dalhousie)
Shorncliffe, Jan.- June 1916.
Le Havre, June- Dec. 1916.
Harfleur, Dec. 1916-May 1917.
Arques, May 1917- Apr. 1918.
Etaples, Apr.- May 19 i8.
Rouen, May- Sept. 1918.
Camiers, Sept. 1918- Feb. 1919.
Le Havre, Feb.- Mar. ‘919.
Shorncliffe, Mar.- ApI. 1919.

No. 8 Stationary (Saskatchewan Coll, of Phys. & Surgeons)
Shorncliffe, May- Dec. 19 i6.
Hastings, Dec. 1916- Oct. 1917.
Witley, Oct.- Nov. 1917.
Camiers, Dec. 1917- Apr. 1918.’
Charmes, Apr.- Nov. 1918.
Rouen, Nov. 1918.
Dunkerque, Nov. 1918- Apr. 1919.
Bexhill, Apr.- May 1919.

No. 9 Stationary (St. Francois Xavier)
Divided among other units June- Oct. 1916.)
Bramshott, Oct. 1916- Dec. 1917.
St. Omer, Dec. 1917- Apr. 1918.
Etaples, Apr.- Sept. 1918.
Camiers, Sept. 1918- May 1919.
Witley, May- July 1919.

No. 10 Stationary (Western)
Shorncliffe, Aug.- Nov. 1916.
Seaford, Nov. 1916- Jan. 1917.
Eastbourne, Jan.- Dec. 1917.
Boulogne, Dec. 1917.
Calais, Dec. 1917- Apr. 1919.
Bexhill, Apr.- May 1919.

ALLIED HOSPITALS FROM THE ANZAC LISTINGS
(Canadians often sent to allied hospitals in France and England)

http://www.anzacday.org.au/digging/hospitals.html

1 General Hospital, Etretat
2 General Hospital, Havre
3 General Hospital, Treport
4 General Hospital, Dannes Camier
5 General Hospital, Rouen
6 General Hospital, Rouen
7 General Hospital, St Omer
8 General Hospital, Rouen
9 General Hospital, Rouen
10 General Hospital, Rouen
11 General Hospital, Genoa Italy
12 General Hospital, Rouen
13 General Hospital, Boulogne
14 General Hospital, Wimereux
16 General Hospital, Treport
18 General Hospital, Camiers
20 General Hospital, Dannes Camier
22 General Hospital, Dannes Camier
23 General Hospital, Etaples
24 General Hospital, Etaples
25 General Hospital, Boulogne
26 General Hospital, Etaples
30 General Hospital, Calais
35 General Hospital, Calais
39 General Hospital, Havre
47 General Hospital, Treport
51 General Hospital, Etaples
53 General Hospital, Boulogne
54 General Hospital, Boulogne
56 General Hospital, Etaples
57 General Hospital. Italy
59 General Hospital, St Omer
62 General Hospital, Italy
66 General Hospital, Bordighera
72 General Hospital, Trouville
73 General Hospital, Trouville
79 General Hospital, Taranto
81 General Hospital, Marseilles
83 General Hospital, Boulogne
Lahore General Hospital, Rouen
Lahore General Hospital, Marseilles
1 Canadian General Hosp., Etaples
2 Canadian General Hosp., Treport
3 Canadian General Hosp., Boulogne
7 Canadian General Hosp., Etaples
Detention Hospital ,Paris
1 Australian General Hosp, Rouen
2 Australian General Hosp, Boulogne
3 Australian General Hosp, Abbeville
1 Stationary Hospital, Rouen
2 Stationary Hospital, Abbeville
3 Stationary Hospital, Rouen
4 Stationary Hospital, St Omer
5 Stationary Hospital, Dieppe
6 Stationary Hospital, Frevent
7 Stationary Hospital, Boulogne
8 Stationary Hospital, Wimereux
10 Stationary Hospital, St Omer
11 Stationary Hospital ,Rouen
12 Stationary Hospital, St Pol
13 Stationary Hospital, Boulogne
14 Stationary Hospital, Wimereux
25 Stationary Hospital, Rouen
95 Stationary Hospital, Marseilles
2 Canadian Stationary Hos, Boulogne
3 Canadian Stationary Hos, Boulogne
7 Canadian Stationary Hos, Havre
1 NZ Stationary Hospital, Havre
1 British Red Cross, Le Touqet
2 British Red Cross, Rouen
5 British Red Cross, Wimereux
9 British Red Cross, Calais
6 Liverpool Merchants, Etaples
8 Baltic & Corn Exchange, Paris Plage
St John’s Ambulance Brigade Hospital, Etaples
Australian Voluntary Hos., Wimereux
The Military HP, 1st Echelon
1 Presbyterian Hospital, Etretat
1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne
2 Convalescent Depot, Rouen
3 Convalescent Depot, Treport
4 Convalescent Depot, Havre
5 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne
6 Convalescent Depot, Etaples
9 Convalescent Depot, Marseilles

War Diary Entries

Library and Archives Canada Search Link:

 

GrandsonMichael Ware Diary Post:  

Medical

• Deputy Director Medical Service
• Assistant Director of Medical Services
• Canadian Army Medical Corps
• Medical Officer


Deputy Director Medical Service

Deputy Director, Medical Service, Canadian Corps
1915/09/14-1916/09/30
1916/10/01-1919/05/07

Assistant Director of Medical Services

Assistant Director of Medical Services, 1st Canadian Division
1915/02/01-1917/08/31
1917/09/01-1919/03/23

Assistant Director of Medical Services, 2nd Canadian Division
1914/11/05-1917/05/31
1917/06/01-1918/04/30
1918/05/01-1919/03/31

Assistant Director of Medical Services, 3rd Canadian Division
1916/02/09-1917/04/30
1917/05/01-1918/04/30
1918/05/01-1919/03/19

Assistant Director of Medical Services, 4th Canadian Division
1916/05/08-1919/05/31

Assistant Director of Medical Services, Shorncliffe
1915/03/01-1919/04/30

Assistant Director of Medical Services, London
1916/02/21-1919/01/31

Assistant Director of Medical Services, Bramshott
1917/03/01-1918/12/31

Assistant Director of Medical Services, Witley
1917/01/22-1919/03/31

Assistant Director of Medical Services, Buxton
1918/01/01-1919/02/28

Assistant Director of Medical Services, Canadians, Ripon
1919/01/01-1919/06/30



Note: Found using the keyword 'Medical', but not all the War Diary references under this category are found in this way.

Assistant Director of Medical Services, Siberia
1918/10/26-1919/06/05 No Entries!

Deputy Assistant Director of Medical Services, Siberia
1918/12/08-1919/04/12 No Entries!

No. 4 Advanced Medical Stores, Siberia
1918/10/26-1919/05/31

MD No. 11: Senior Medical Officer
1920/04/03-1920/12/12


 

Canadian Army Medical Corps

Canadian Army Medical Corps Depot
1915/08/13-1919/04/30

Canadian Army Medical Corps Casualty Company
1918/08/01-1919/05/31

Canadian Hospital

• Canadian Stationary Hospital
• Canadian General Hospital
• Canadian Field Hospital
• Canadian Special Hospital
• Canadian Convalescent Hospital
• Canadian Red Cross Hospital
• Granville Canadian Special Hospital
• Westcliffe Eye and Ear Hospital


HOSPITAL
Note: using this key word, generates 5 extra references.


Canadian Hospital, Etchinghill
1916/08/25-1919/09/01
1917/06/01-1917/12/31

Canadian Officers' Hospital, Yarrow House
1917/07/03-1918/11/30

Canadian Clearing Hospital, Siberia
1919/03/28-1919/05/24 No Entries!

No. 11 Stationary Hospital, Siberia
1918/09/20-1919/05/31 No Entries!

MD No. 7: Fredericton Military Hospital
1918/08/24-1919/11/10


Medical Officer

Medical Officer, 5th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery
1915/01/12-1915/08/31

Medical Officer- 2nd Canadian Infantry Battalion
1915/03/01-1915/03/31

Medical Officer, 18th Canadian Infantry Battalion
1915/09/14-1915/10/31

Medical Officer, 20th Canadian Infantry Battalion
1914/11/07-1915/11/30

Medical Officer, 24th Canadian Infantry Battalion
1915/09/03-1915/12/31

Medical Officer, 25th Canadian Infantry Battalion
1916/03/04-1916/06/30

Medical Officer, 31st Canadian Infantry Battalion
1915/09/02-1916/11/30

Medical Officer, Canadian Pay Office
1917/02/01-1917/03/31

MD No. 7: Assistant Director of Medical Services and Senior Medical Officer
1919/04/26-1920/06/12

MD No. 7: Army Medical Corps Details
1918/03/02-1918/11/09

Primary References:

Nicholson
Macphail, Andrew, Sir. Official History of the Canadian Forces in the Great War 1914-1919 : The Medical Services. Canada. Dept. of Militia and Defence, General Staff. Historical Section. (click link for on-line version)

 

Secondary References:

 

 

Internet References:

War Story of the Canadian Army Medical Corps (On-Line Digital Version) 
ANZAC Listing of Allied Hospitals & Details of Operations

 

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