RAMC - Royal Army Medical Corps
  Home » Field Ambulances » Regular Army Field Ambulances » 17th Field Ambulance »
Search RAMC Personnel Profiles The RAMC in WarThe RAMC Chain of Evacuation Contact Us
RAMC Units
 Army Medical Services 
 Home Service 
 Ambulance Trains 
 Casualty Clearing Stations 
 Field Ambulances 
 Cavalry Field Ambulances 
 Combined Field Ambulances 
 Home Services Field Ambulances 
 Mounted Brigade Field Ambulances 
 New Army Field Ambulances 
 Regular Army Field Ambulances 
  nokta10th Field Ambulance
  nokta11th Field Ambulance
  nokta13th Field Ambulance
  nokta14th Field Ambulance
  nokta15th Field Ambulance
  nokta16th Field Ambulance
  nokta17th Field Ambulance
  nokta18th Field Ambulance
  nokta19th Field Ambulance
  nokta1st Field Ambulance
  nokta20th Field Ambulance
  nokta21st Field Ambulance
  nokta22nd Field Ambulance
  nokta23rd Field Ambulance
  nokta2nd Field Ambulance
  nokta3rd Field Ambulance
  nokta4th Field Ambulance
  nokta5th Field Ambulance
  nokta6th Field Ambulance
  nokta7th Field Ambulance
  nokta8th Field Ambulance
  nokta9th Field Ambulance
  nokta12th Field Ambulance
 Royal Naval Field Ambulances 
 Territorial Force Field Ambulances 
 Hospitals 
 Non RAMC personnel attached to British Medical Units 
 RAMC Personnel attached to Colonial/Associated Medical Units
 Regimental Medical Establishments 
 Sanitary Sections 
 Ships - Hospital/Transport 
 Unit not yet known 
 X - Other medical units 
 Y - WW1 Medical Victoria Crosses
 Z - Photographs (Nothing known)
Personnel Search
 
Use keywords to search
by first or last name
RAMC profile of:
Hugh Bernard GERMAN L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S.
 
 


Place or Date
of Birth:

Service Number:

TF Number:

Rank: t.Capt (a.Maj)

Unit: 17th Field Ambulance

Attached To:

Enlistment Location:

Also Served:

Outcome: Killed in action

Date Died: 18/09/1918
Age Died: 38

Where Buried and/or Commemorated: France - Trefcon British Cemetery, Caulaincourt

Awards: MC & Bar; MiD

Gazette Reference: 05/07/1918 & 16/09/1918; 29/05/1917
 


Other Information:

Hugh was educated at Portsmouth Grammar School, and Guy’s Hospital – entering in 1898, he qualified L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S. in 1904. Whilst there he gained his Soccer blue on several occasions, and was described as being the finest squash racket player in his time. After qualifying he joined the Naval Medical Services and was serving on H.M.S. “Orontus” in the Mediterranean at the time of the Calabrain earthquake, when he was in one of the first relief parties which reached the scene of disaster. For his services on this occasion he received the Messina Medal and the Order of the Crown of Italy. In 1913 he went into private practice at Waltham Abbey, leaving when he was offered a temporary commission as captain in the R.A.M.C. from 8th January 1916. Hugh entered the war in France on 23rd February 1916 and became attached to the 17th Field Ambulance. He was mentioned in despatches in 1917, and was then awarded the Military Cross “For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When his dressing station was heavily shelled he organised the removal of thirty eight stretcher cases. He also rescued several wounded of another division under heavy shell fire. He established dressing stations without delay at various stages in an advance of four or five miles, and so enabled the wounded to be rapidly evacuated.” He was awarded the Bar to his Military Cross “For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty while in charge of stretcher-bearers. He supervised the evacuation of wounded from the front line to the advanced dressing station, often under heavy shell fire. Also, he continuously dressed wounded in a dressing station unprotected from shell fire.” He was killed while going to the aid of a wounded officer. Maj F H L Holland R.A.M.C. wrote a letter Hugh’s wife advising that he and Hugh had established an Advanced Dressing Station on the 17th September, and were suddenly heavily shelled the following day. Several men were hit including the Senior Roman Catholic Chaplain of the Division, and it was while going to the assistance of the Chaplain that Hugh met his death. Hugh was the eldest son of Mrs German of Southsea, Portsmouth, and the late George Alexandra German; and was the husband of Constance Roberts German of 96 Upper Grosvenor Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent.


 
 
Back Add Additional Info
 
 ©2007-2024 RAMC: Royal Army Medical Corps WW1 Developed by: Paramount Digital marketing