LONDON MOUNTED BRIGADE FIELD AMBULANCE

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1908

London Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance

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

The Great War

Reformed as 1st/1st London Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance

1914

Egypt

4^th (London) Mounted Brigade

1915

Gallipoli

5^th Brigade

2^nd (Composite) Brigade

4^th (London) Mounted Brigade

1916

Abyssinea
Renumbered as:
8^th (Mounted) Brigade Field Ambulance

1917

Salonika

1918

Yeomanry (Mounted) Division
4^th (Cavalry) Division
Re-titled as:
11^th (Cavalry) Brigade Field Ambulance

The Great War

2^nd / 1^st London Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance

1914

1915

1916

Re-titled as:
12^th Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance
2^nd Cyclist Brigade Field Ambulance
4^th Cyclist Brigade Field Ambulance

1917

Absorbed into 336 Home Service Field Ambulance

The Great War

3^rd / 1^st 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:
1^st London Clearing Hospital
To form:
56^th ( 1^st London) Casualty Clearing Station

1938

Re-designated as:
1^st ( 1^st London) Casualty Clearing Station

WW2

Location of Operations

1941

1942

1948

Re-formed as:

10^th (London) Casualty Clearing Station

Re-designated as:

10^th (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)

4^TH LONDON FIELD AMBULANCE

Formed from

Woolwich Companies Volunteer Medical Staff Corps

1908

4^th London Field Ambulance

HQ – Woolwich (with A and Transport Sections)

Erith (B Section) and Dartford (C Section)

The Great War

1914

Expanded to form 1^st / 4^th part of 2^nd London Division

[later 47 ( 2^nd London) Division]

2^nd 4^th London Field Ambulance part of 179 Brigade

Location of operations

1^st / 4^th

2^nd / 4^th

1915

France

1916

France

1917

France

Salonika

1918

France

1920

Re-formed as:
4^th 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)

5^TH LONDON FIELD AMBULANCE

Formed from

Woolwich Companies Volunteer Medical Staff Corps

1908

5^th London Field Ambulance
HQ – Woolwich Arsenal

The Great War

Location of operations

1^st / 5^th

2^nd / 5^th

1914

1915

1916

France

1917

France

Salonika

Egypt

1918

France

Renamed as 160 Indian Combined Field Ambulance

1920

Re-formed as:
5^th 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 )

6^TH LONDON FIELD AMBULANCE

Formed from

2^nd London Bearer Company (Volunteers)

1908

6^th London Field Ambulance

HQ – Vauxhall Bridge Road then Duke of York's Headquarters, Chelsea, SW3

The Great War

Location of Operations

1^st / 6^th

2^nd / 6^th

1914

1915

France

1916

France

1917

France

Salonika

1918

France

Renamed as 160 Indian Combined Field Ambulance

1920

Re-formed as:
6^th 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)

3^RD LONDON GENERAL HOSPITAL

1908

3^rd 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:

3^rd London General Hospital in 54 (East Anglian) Division

1939

Staff transferred to:

1^st ( 1^st London) General Hospital

1939

On duplication of the Territorial Army, re-designated as:

27^th General Hospital

and

36^th 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)

4^TH LONDON GENERAL HOSPITAL

1908

4^th 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

2^ND 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:

The original unit was made up of highly skilled professional with civilian occupations involved with or connected to medical and sanitary work.
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.
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 1^st London (City of London) Sanitary Company and approved by the War Office in 1910.
All personnel of the sanitary sections were Territorial Soldiers.

4TH LONDON FIELD AMBULANCE

5TH LONDON FIELD AMBULANCE

6TH LONDON FIELD AMBULANCE

3RD LONDON GENERAL HOSPITAL

4TH LONDON GENERAL HOSPITAL

2ND LONDON (CITY OF LONDON) SANITARY COMPANY

4^TH LONDON FIELD AMBULANCE

5^TH LONDON FIELD AMBULANCE

6^TH LONDON FIELD AMBULANCE

3^RD LONDON GENERAL HOSPITAL

4^TH LONDON GENERAL HOSPITAL

2^ND LONDON (CITY OF LONDON) SANITARY COMPANY