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RAMC profile of:
Frederick William Caton JONES M.B.
 
 


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South Australia on the 24th August 1860

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Rank: Col

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Attached To: Staff = A.D.M.S. - 3rd Division

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Outcome: Survived the war

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Frederick received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, qualifying M.B. in 1884. He joined the Medical Services at the rank of Surgeon, afterwards Surgeon Captain on 30th May 1885, then served in Burma from 1886 to 1888. On 30th May 1897 he was promoted to the rank of R.A.M.C. Major, then the following year, 1898, he served in Soudan, going onto South Africa in 1899 and seeing active service until 1902 - serving in charge of the 7th Bde Field Hospital and Bearer Company on 22nd July 1900. He gained promotion to Lieutenant Colonel on 30th May 1905. On 7th February 1914, he attended a St Bart’s dinner at Delhi, and also became one of the contributors to Modern Pig Sticking, by Major A. E. Wardrop, Lond. in 1914. On 14th July 1914 he was promoted to the rank of Colonel. After war was declared on 4th August 1914, Frederick embarked for France on the 9th, with the headquarters of divisional formations, as Assistant Director of Medical Services for the Third Division. The Division marched into Belgium in advance of the 1st and 2nd Division and from 20th August, Frederick immediately set about organising the medical support - finding a local hospital of forty beds and two schools with fifty beds each, with room for expansion, in Frameries. He also went in search and found a Belgian Red Cross hospital at Paturages, next to Frameries, whilst also communicating with the railway transport officer at Valenciennes, by telephone, to make sure No 8 Field Ambulance was directed to Hyon and No 9 Field Ambulance was directed to Cuesmes, as soon as both medical units arrived. When fighting broke out at Mons, Frederick wrote: “Fighting lasted all day, resulting in very heavy casualties, the majority of which were left on the field owing to repeated retirement. Those wounded north of Mons were, however, collected and placed in the hospital there under the care of the Belgium Red Cross Society”. On 6th September 1914 he became sick and was evacuated from the Southern Line of Communication to the Base. After recovering he was sent to Marseilles, as steps were taken to organise bases in anticipation of the arrival of the Indian Contingent. The arrangement made by him, and subsequently by Col Hickson for medical and sanitary services were supplemented by an Indian disembarkation staff which had also been sent to Marseilles in advance of the divisions with Maj Needham I.M.S., as medical officer for disembarkation duties. He remained there until 17th September, when he was transferred from Marseilles to Havre base. Havre had been reopened as an administrative medical base, with Frederick arriving as their Assistant Director of Medical Services. In 1915 he was made a Companion of the Order of Bath.


 
 
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