Men remembered here
The linked biographies identify each man’s connection with this workplace. This is a partial list; the men may have served in different years.
John Henry HURST
Occupation recorded: Hosiery Trimmer
Read his storyWilliam James JONES
Occupation recorded: Blacksmith
Read his storyWilliam Gibson LUKE
Occupation recorded: Horseman
Read his storyLewis OAKLEY
Occupation recorded: Carter
Read his storyFrederick James STEVENS
Occupation recorded: Coachman
Read his storyFurther men recorded with this hospital
Read the wider context of veterinary work and treatment routes.
Brief history
No. 11 Veterinary Hospital left Stirling in May 1915 and travelled through Devonport and Lemnos to Alexandria. It served in Egypt, including Port Said, before receiving orders in October 1916 to move to Salonika. Its diary records service there into 1919.
Hospital chronology
- 22 May 1915
Leaves Stirling on the journey to Egypt.
- 30 October 1916
Receives orders to move to Salonika.
Sources and further reading
Graham Hodgkins’s hospital articles and war-diary research.
Individual Commonwealth War Graves Commission records are linked from the biographies or beside any further names above.