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Folio(s): 751. Name: George Fletcher. Rank: Second Lieutenant. Unit/Battalion/Regiment:...

Catalogue reference: MH 106/2183/331

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This record is about the Folio(s): 751. Name: George Fletcher. Rank: Second Lieutenant. Unit/Battalion/Regiment:... dating from 1916 Nov 4 - 1916 Dec 12 in the series War Office: First World War Representative Medical Records of Servicemen and Servicewomen. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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MH 106/2183/331
Date
1916 Nov 4 - 1916 Dec 12
Description

Folio(s): 751.

Name: George Fletcher.

Rank: Second Lieutenant.

Unit/Battalion/Regiment: Royal Field Artillery.

Service number: N/A.

Age: 22.

Hospital(s): 3rd Southern General Hospital, Oxford.

Condition/Injury/Disease: Gunshot Wound of Upper Extremity [Forearm].

Details and Outcome: Patient admitted suffering with a gunshot wound of the left forearm, with a transverse fracture of the ulna. Wound sustained by shrapnel bullet at Ginchy on the Somme 4 November 1916. During course of treatment patient underwent X-ray and was placed in a rectangular splint. Further details given. Recommended for Medical Board 12 December 1916. Outcome not stated. Includes a medical case sheet only.

Number of Pages: 1.

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The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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Open Document, Open Description
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