The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all British Army personnel and their families in war and in peace. Together with the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, the Royal Army Dental Corps and Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps, the RAMC forms the British Army’s essential Army Medical Services.
The RAMC does not carry a Regimental Colour or Queen’s Colour, although it has a Regimental Flag. Nor does it have battle honours, as elements of the corps have been present in almost every single war the army has fought. Because it is not a fighting arm, under the Geneva Conventions, members of the RAMC may only use their weapons for self-defence. For this reason, there are two traditions that the RAMC perform when on parade:
Officers do not draw their swords – instead they hold their scabbard with their left hand while saluting with their right.
Other Ranks do not fix bayonets.
Unlike medical officers in some other countries, medical officers in the RAMC (and the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force) do not use the “Dr” prefix, in parentheses or otherwise, but only their rank, although they may be addressed informally as “Doctor”.
35 Suffolk Street, Beverley Road, Hull, UK
Died on
14/07/1916
Aged
37
Born Ballymena, Northern Ireland, 27/09/1878. Son of John James Harbison (1844-1921) and McCrory (1842-1913). He had five brothers and two sisters. A well-known figure on the City of Hull Tramways and member of the St John Ambulance Brigade. He lived at 4 Sculcoates Lane (1901 Census) and 35 Suffolk Street, Beverley Road, Hull (1911 Cen […]
Ferryhill, Aberdeen
Died on
21/02/1917
Aged
39
Born Ferryhill, Aberdeen. Son of Peter Cameron Douglas Castle and Mary Castle, of Aberdeen, husband of Hannah Lucy Castle, of 39, Waterdale, Doncaster. Native of Aberdeen. He enlisted in Hull.Served with the Royal Army Medical Corps, 24th General Hospital. Died of Bronchial Pneumonia, on 21/02/1917, aged 39. Buried at Etaples Military […]
5, Melwood Grove, Beverley Road, Hull
Died on
05/06/1915
Aged
36
Born 1879. He married Ellen Cross (born 8/12/1885), at Hull, in 1906. Husband of Ellen (Nellie) Cooper, of 20, Tunis Street, Hull (1911 Census) and 5, Melwood Grove, Beverley Road, Hull (War Pension address). They had four children, Joseph Arthur, Lillah and Catherine. he was a Dock labourer. He served as a Private in the Royal Army Med […]
3, Richard's Terrace, Barnsley Street, Hull
Died on
08/03/1926
Husband of Elizabeth at 3, Richard's Terrace, Barnsley Street, Hull (War Pension Address) Served in the Yorkshire Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps, Durham Light Infantry. Posted to France, on 27/10/1915. Discharged on 24 Apr 1919. Died on 8 Mar 1926.
Hoggarth Hill, Cloughton, Scarborough
Died on
09/10/1916
Aged
26
Born Kirkburn, Driffield, 1890. Son of John and Sarah Jane Hall, of 36 Norwood Grove, Beverley. He had one brother, Ernest and two sisters, Alberta and Elsie, who all lived at home with their mother. Worked as a Gardiner in Beverley and Drewton Cottage, South Cave, East, Yorkshire (1911 Census). Described as 5 foot, 7 inches tall, and ch […]
BORN HULL 1878. ENLISTED BRIDLINGTON. DIED AT SEA. BURIED ITALY. SON OF JOHN HENRY & REBECCA HOGARTH ABOVE ADDRESS & 45 WELLINGTON ROAD, BRIDLINGTON.
5, Wentworth Avenue, Field Street, Hull
Died on
27/10/1922
Aged
23
Born West Bowling, Bradford, Yorkshire, 1899. Son of William and Elizabeth Metcalfe A Labourer. Described in his army medical records, as 5 foot, 5 inches tall, 126 lbs weight, 35-37 inch chest, fair complexion, blue eyes, light brown hair, Church of England religion. He enlisted on 13/6/16. Called up on 1/9/1916. Posted to France, on […]
BORN HULL 1891. ELDEST SON OF WILLIAM NELSON (1866-1944) & MARY ELIZABETH ALLISON (1872-1958), 9A SPRING STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF A HOUSE PINTER AND BUILDER. HE WORKED AS A GAME DEALER'S PORTER (1911 CENSUS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 25/05/1915. JOINED THE ARMY SERVICE CORPS. WOUNDED IN ACTION. ADMITTED TO CHELSEA HOSPITAL […]
14 KINGS STREET, CHARLES STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
05/08/1917
Aged
20
BORN HULL 1897. SON OF SARAH A & JAMES PLATTS, ABOVE 1901 ADDRESS. ARMY RECORDS SHOW HE LIVED AT 8 ELMA VILLAS, BRIDLINGTON. HE IS COMMEMORATED AT KIRKEE 1914-1918 MEMORIAL, INDIA.
Acting Sergeant
1, Lily Grove, Regent Street, Hull
Died on
20/03/1921
Aged
24
Born Hull, 1897. Son of Herbert Robinson Revell and Rhoda Hannah Revell, of 51, Day Street, Hull (1911 census) and 1, Lily Grove, Regent Street, Hull (war pension address). he was an Engineers Clerk for the North eastern railways. Served as 3896, Northumberland fusiliers and Acting Sergeant, Royal Army Medical Corps. Discharged on 9 Feb […]
91, ARUNDEL STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Area
Died on
28/05/1922
Aged
29
BORN HULL 1882. A DOCK LABOURER AND TIMBER WORKER. HE WAS 5 FOOT, 2 INCHES TALL, 128 LBS WEIGHT, 37-39 INCH CHEST. HE MARRIED, EDITH CLARK, AT HULL, ON 23/08/1903. HIS WIFE, EDITH REVILL & FOUR CHILDREN, LIVED AT 91, ARUNDEL STREET, HULL AND 12, ALBANY TERRACE, WILLIAMSON STREET, HULL (ARMY ADDRESSES). HE ENLISTED AT HULL, ON 10/12 […]
Private,
27, Queensgate Road., Beverley, Yorkshire, UK
Died on
04/05/1917
Aged
29
Private Joseph William Robinson, RAMC, was drowned off the coast of Italy, on 04/05/1917, aged 29. He was the father of three young children. His transport ship, "Transylvania" was sunk by two torpedoes from the German Submarine U60, en route from Marseille to Alexandria. He is buried at Cemetery: SAVONA MEMORIAL, Italy Born Preston, H […]
BORN HULL 1865. SON OF PHILIP HENRY SCOTT & SARAH ANN SCOTT (LATER WHITMARSH). A SINGLE MAN WHO WORKED AS A DOCTOR IN LEEDS AND LIVED WITH HIS MOTHER AND STEP FATHER. HE SERVED IN THE ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORP AS MAJOR SURGEON FOR THE HUMBER GARRISON. HE COLLAPSED ON DUTY IN LEEDS AND DIED ON 23/09/1915, AGED 50. HIS NAME IS RECORDE […]
11, VINE TERRACE, BARNSLEY STREET, HULL
Died on
03/08/1918
Aged
39
BORN HULL 1879. SON OF LOUIS AND SARAH SHAW, OF 11, VINE TERRACE, BARNSLEY STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). A LABOURER, AT ALEXANDRA DOCK. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 5.5 INCHES TALL, 38-40 INCH CHEST, DARK HAIR, SCAR FROM ABCESS ON RIGHT JAW. "GOOD" CHARACTER HE ENLISTED AT HULL, ON 12/06/1917. SERVED ON HOME FRONT, WITH THE 5TH TRAINING B […]
BORN HANLEY, STAFFORDSHIRE, 1880. A TELEGRAPH WIREMAN. HE MARRIED ON 25/03/1901. HIS WIFE ANNIE ELIZABETH (BROWN) SHUFFLEBOTHAM AND SIX CHILDREN LIVED 8, WESTLEY TERRACE, COURTNEY STREET AND 18, SUNNY BANK, CHAPMAN STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDDRESS). HIS ARMY MEDICAL RECORDS DESCRIBE HIM AS 5 FOOT 3 INCHES TALL, 137 LBS, 35 INCH CHEST, […]
21, Great Thornton Street, Hull
Died on
17/09/1922
Aged
24
Born Hull, 1898, Son of Arthur Thwaite (1873-1924) and Christiana Elizabeth Bennett (1876–1947), of 89, Adelaide Street, Hull (1911 census) and 21, Great Thornton Street, Hull (war pension address). Son of a wagon Driver. He had two brothers and one sister, Agnes. Served in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, and Royal Army Medical […]
3, James Reckitt Avenue, Garden Village, Hull
Died on
11/03/1923
Aged
44
Born Hull, 1878. He was a Water Softener. Enlisted on 22 May 1915. Served with the Royal Army Medical Corps. Discharged on 23 Jan 1917. Awarded the Silver War Badge (No: 40672). Died of Tuberculosis on 11 Mar 1923, aged 44. Married on 15 May 1910. Husband of Annie Todd (born 13 June 1887), of 15, Ainsley Terrace, Spyvee Street, Hull (1 […]
BORN HULL 1888. SON OF ARTHUR & MARGARET TURNER. WIFE ELIZABETH & SON ARTHUR. PAWNBROKER ASSISTANT. ENLISTED SHEFFIELD. SERVED WITH THE ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS. DIED IN INDIA, ON 13/07/1918, AGED 30. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS GRANDFATHER, ARTHUR
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BORN ANTWERP, BELGIUM, ON 18/07/1884. ARMY INTERPRETER. SON OF MRS SONLEY, OF 116, BUCKINGHAM STREET, HULL. HE MARRIED AT HULL, IN SEPTEMBER, 1917. HIS WIFE KATE OMBLER SONLEY, ALSO LIVED AT 116 BUCKINGHAM STREET, HULL. HE SERVED AS SERGEANT, WITH THE ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS AND ACTED AS INTERPRETER. REPORTED AS DIED OF PNEUMONIA, AT […]
Harry was born in 1887 at Holme on the Wolds; on the 1891 census he is aged 5 years and living at Holme on the Wolds with his father Titus and mother Emma Wadsworth, also at home are his brothers and sisters Jane aged 22, Fred aged 12, Charles aged 10, Annie aged 9, Robert aged 7, Henry aged 5 and Thomas aged 2 years. In 1901 Henry W […]
