Historic battlefields.tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-12139962009-01-05T15:48:18+00:00War in the 20th centuryTypePadThe RAMC chain of evacuation, early war experience to the Somme 1916tag:typepad.com,2003:post-608883522009-01-05T15:48:18+00:002009-01-05T15:48:18+00:00The RAMC forward units, as with most formations, found their arrangements in disarray during the early days of the war. During the retreat phase of 1914 the general principle of rear units evacuating those forward was dislocated, resulting in a...Alistair HollingtonExpectations of the RAMC field ambulance pre-1914tag:typepad.com,2003:post-598661602008-12-11T16:55:08+00:002008-12-11T16:55:08+00:00Extract from my dissertation: The field ambulance was born out of the experience of the South Africa war 1899-1902. During this period the RAMC gained valuable medical experience in the treatment of ballistic injuries caused by the new munitions and...Alistair HollingtonFinally finishedtag:typepad.com,2003:post-581156202008-11-06T14:24:24+00:002008-11-10T09:37:13+00:00I have now officially been told my dissertation has passed, and therefore I have successfully completed my MA in British First World War Studies! I might look at carving my dissertation up and posting it at some point in the...Alistair HollingtonRemembrance in the 21st centurytag:typepad.com,2003:post-568088692008-10-10T14:16:56+01:002008-10-10T14:16:56+01:00As the 90th anniversary of the armstice approaches it it interesting to see the increasingly mutli-media approach to remembrance. The National Archives, home to countless files and documents, seems to be embracing new[ish] media with a series of podcasts starting...Alistair HollingtonRobert Walter Dickson Leslietag:typepad.com,2003:post-566580032008-10-07T14:32:23+01:002008-10-07T14:32:24+01:00Medal Index Card, source Ancestry.co.uk data from National Archives.Alistair HollingtonMore amazon madnesstag:typepad.com,2003:post-564416472008-10-02T16:40:45+01:002008-10-02T16:40:46+01:00I have finally lifted my head from my dissertation. It was submitted last Thursday, just before a quick battlefield tour to Ypres. Back to the normal way of things. Earlier I decided to check on an order I'd placed with...Alistair HollingtonWhen does an idea become a theory?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-538157062008-08-06T10:50:36+01:002008-08-06T10:50:36+01:00Looking at the cemeteries of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, it is obvious that some are associated with medical facilities, St Mary's ADS near Loos is an easy example. But my studies on Arras have put an idea in my...Alistair HollingtonResearching "mystery" photo, extractstag:typepad.com,2003:post-526785842008-07-14T17:10:22+01:002008-07-14T17:10:22+01:00And detail of man on left Any ideas?Alistair HollingtonSo why write about the RAMC at Arras?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-526743982008-07-14T15:47:07+01:002008-07-14T15:58:03+01:00The battlefield responses of the British Expeditionary Force [BEF] to the demands of the western front have been studied since shortly after the first shot was fired. In more recent works the actions and effectiveness of the various combat arms...Alistair HollingtonA fledgling bibliographytag:typepad.com,2003:post-506471522008-05-31T14:24:38+01:002008-05-31T14:24:39+01:00No excuses, there's been a gap since my last post. I'm working on this: Bibliography Unpublished sources The Army Medical Services Museum (Aldershot) Yet to be visited The Imperial War Museum (London) List to follow The National Archives (Kew) MH106/...Alistair Hollington