No 10 Casualty Clearing Station, Lille (May 1940) (Personal research enquiry) Does anyone happen to have copies of any records or details where I may find such records about No 10 Casualty Clearing Station (10 CCS) supporting the 50th Division in 1940 please? According to the CWGC information about Lille Southern Cemetery, No 10 CCS was based in Lille (Nord) 10 - 25 May. Many of the men subsequently became POWs of the German Occupiers. Those who died are interred in Lille Southern Cemetery. Link to CWGC information about Lille Southern Cemetery: CWGC - Cemetery Details Thanks in advance to anyone who can assist.
Hi, Hope this link helps scroll to the relevant unit. Evacuation from France 1940 - Scarlet Finders Best Kyle
Hi, Hope this link helps scroll to the relevant unit. Evacuation from France 1940 - Scarlet Finders Best Kyle Thanks. I see there is one account by Sister J.O. Manning, QAIMNS Reserve (attchd. to 10 CCS) about this period.
There is a war diary but it is probably 'uber' thick'. WO 177/637 10 C.C.S. 1939 Sept.- 1943 Dec. Brilliant. At least this narrows down a specific search. Thanks.
10 CCS moved to Crombeke on 23rd May 1940 and 'B' Section of 6th Motorised Ambulance Convoy under Lt Bath RASC was despatched from Hollandshaw Wood at 04.00 on the morning of 26th May to evacuate 10 CCS wounded to Dunkirk. 'A' Section was despatched to assist the evacuation at 06.50 from Hollandshaw wood under 2nd Lt Edward Lynch RASC with Lt Almond RAMC and Sgt. Sadler RASC. The whole of 10 CCS wounded were evacuated to Dunkirk from Crombeke at 12.00 on 26th May. More wounded were brought into 10 CCS from Messines (which was being badly shelled on 26th May). Then 6th MAC stationed at Crombeke were ordered to evacaute 11 CCS at Woumen at 23.00 on the 26th. 'B' section 6th MAC was sent from Crombeke to Woumen at 06.30 27th May to evacuate their wounded. By 15.00 on 27th May 10 CCS was full of wounded again 'D' Section evacuated the 200 wounded overflow to Stravele. On orders 6th Mac then went to Abele. On arrival at 18.00 on 27th, they were informed that 10 CCS was again full of wounded and they were ordered to return to Crombeke. At 22.00 they arrived after bad bombing and road congestion had made it difficult to move. They awaited the return of 'B'section ambulances from the evacuation of 11 CCS at Woumen. 28th May at 06.00 approximately 35 of their vehicles returned from Dunkirk. At 08.30 they had to take the Ypres Furness Road to Dunkirk. However the road became congested for 3 or 4 miles when they reached Adenkirke, so they took a side track inland in the Moines direction passing some infantry positions when they were heavily bombed and straffed, blowing up two ambulances killing one of the drivers T. Lane RASC and badly wounding Dvr Hodgkins RASC and re-wounding many of the wounded they had on board. About 15 of the wounded were in a poor state and one of them died. They then passed through some artillery lines and back on to the Dunkirk Road. At 19.30 they were back in Dunkirk getting the wounded onto ships. 29th May 05.00 More of the wounded were loaded onto the Hospital Ship 'Paris' ?(see photo). It was now impossible to return to 10 CCS at Crombeke. At Crombeke the following personnel from 6th MAC were taken Prisoner - Maj. H.R. Fosberry RAMC, Lt The Earl of Cardigan RASC (who later escaped), 2nd Lt D.J. Hale RASC and about 15 other ranks. No 6 MAC evacuated 600 wounded from 10 CCS, 700 wounded from 11 CCS, 1100 from No 6 CCS Railhead and Dunkirk and took some of 2nd MAC's detachments and evacuated a further 600. Making 3000 wounded altogether.
Fascinating stuff that gives an example of just how high the work rate was on those CCS's. A small aside for anyone looking up the locations. 'Stravele' might well be Strazeele, 'Crombeke' is now Krombeke and 'Adenkirke' Adinkerke and of course Furnes is now known as Veurne.
I think 'Stravele' is probably 'Stavele'. This Flemish village is also mentioned by Miss J. O. Manning and it is on the way to the coast.
