barnsleyrunner Posted 21 January , 2020 Share Posted 21 January , 2020 Would anyone happen to know the name of the Commanding Officer of No 85 Field Ambulance during late 1915 / early 1916. I have a scribbled not from him regarding the missing 2nd Lieutenant Percy Paris Pope, 1st Battalion Welsh Regiment. I cannot decipher his name. Thank you, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf mcm Posted 21 January , 2020 Share Posted 21 January , 2020 His name appears here as well;- https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/60779/43112_2272_6-00000?pid=615762&backurl=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DpEt2549%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D60779%26cp%3D0%26gskw%3D2272%26gskw_x%3D1%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26uidh%3D9y4%26redir%3Dfalse%26gss%3Dangs-d%26pcat%3D39%26fh%3D113%26h%3D615762%26recoff%3D%26fsk%3DMDs0OTs1MA-61--61-%26bsk%3D%26pgoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D114&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=pEt2549&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.142088251.84123909.1579504791-4263925.1556106133#?imageId=43112_2272_6-00152 Not sure what it is. Regards, Alf McM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnsleyrunner Posted 23 January , 2020 Author Share Posted 23 January , 2020 Thank you. A tough nut to crack Lieutenant Colonel squiggle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin kenf48 Posted 23 January , 2020 Admin Share Posted 23 January , 2020 The war diary is signed by Lt. Col. J. R.(John Robert) Whait M.B. Commanding Officer 85 (3rd City of London) Field Ambulance. He was the C.O. in 1914, prior to embarkation of the unit and apparently had been with the unit since it’s formation. In October 1915 their tour on the Western Front ended. It appears he remained in command after they moved to Salonika as indicated by your note of the 20th December 1915. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnsleyrunner Posted 24 January , 2020 Author Share Posted 24 January , 2020 Thank you that's wonderful. He took part in the Christmas Pantomime of 1915. https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/community/2270 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin kenf48 Posted 24 January , 2020 Admin Share Posted 24 January , 2020 3 hours ago, barnsleyrunner said: Thank you that's wonderful. He took part in the Christmas Pantomime of 1915. https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/community/2270 Oh yes he did Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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