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James Guise
Service Number:
5240876
71743
Regiment & Unit/Battalion
Worcester Regiment
Royal Army Medical Corps
Date of Death
Buried or commemorated at
Broadwas Roll of Honour
Country of Service
United Kingdom
Additional Info
Son of Mr. and Mrs. George & Elizabeth Guise.
Family history
George Guise married, Elizabeth Maria Allport, in 4th qtr., 1882 [Worcester district] Their son James Guise was born in
1901 in Broadwas. In the 1911 census he had
two brothers, and three sisters, George Guise, born 1884; Rhoda Guise,
born 1898; John Guise, born 1902; Miriam Guise, born 1906; and Olive Guise, born 1910.
[It was difficult finding information about James' army years and hopefully I have found the correct record]
World War One, 1914-1919
Lessons learnt during the Boer War were not forgotten and the efficiency of the army medical services in the build-up to
World War One was largely due to Lt-General Sir Alfred Keogh (Director General 1904-1910 and 1914-1918).
His foresight and planning ensured that the medical services were recognised as an essential part of the British Army.
At the outbreak of war in 1914 the majority of transport was horse-drawn and organisation for casualty evacuation was
based on a 'chain of evacuation' in which the sick and wounded were moved backwards by a series of posts; the
regimental aid post, the collecting post, the advanced and main dressing station, the casualty clearing station and
finally the general hospital either in France or England via hospital ship. At an early stage in the war, Casualty Clearing
Stations were expanded into forward areas and in some cases could take up to 1,000 patients.
The RAMC expanded rapidly during World War One; on mobilization the Corps consisted of approximately 9,000 other
ranks, by 1918 there were 13,000 RAMC Officers and 154,000 other ranks. The RAMC served across the globe in France,
Belgium, Macedonia, Italy, Palestine, South Russia and Mesopotamia.
The Royal Army Medical Corps in the First World War operated the army's medical units
and provided medical detachments for the units of infantry, artillery and other arms.
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