THE SECOND WORLD WAR

Locations of British General Hospitals during WW2

The National Archives WO222/1568

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1 British General Hospital
Dieppe 17/9/39 to 17/6/40 then evacuated to UK; Leeds 17/6/40 to 11/40 then to Plymouth; Plymouth 11/40 to 22/3/40 then overseas; Liverpool (Crosby Camp) 22/3/41 to 18/5/41 then embarked overseas; Kantara (Egypt) 8/7/41 to 24/1/46 then disbanded.

2 British General Hospital
Dieppe 17/9/39 to 17/10/39 then to Offranville; Offranville 17/10/39 to 5/40 then to Le Mans; Le Mans 5/40 to 5/40 then to La Baule; La Baule 7/5/40 to 7/5/40 then to Redon; Redon 5/40 to 18/6/40 then to UK Leeds; Leeds 18/6/40 to 11/1/41 then overseas; El Tahag Camp (Egypt) 3/41 to 12/41 then to Quassassin; Quassassin 12/41 to 9/3/43 then to Tripoli; Tripoli 9/3/43 to 5/12/43 then to Caserta; Caserta 5/12/43 to 1/9/45 then disbanded.

3 British General Hospital
Dieppe 17/9/39 to 1/10/39 then to Le Puys; Le Puys 10/39 to 7/11/39 then to Offranville; Offranville 7/11/39 to 16/6/40 then to UK; Leeds 16/6/40 to 1/41 then to Glasgow; Glasgow 1/41 to 8/41 then overseas; El Buselli 8/41 to 8/42 then to Sidon; Sidon 8/42 to 1/44 then to Amiriya; Amiriya 1/44 to 31/12/46 then re-designated British Military Hospital Amiriya.

4 British General Hospital
La Baule 15/9/39 to 19/6/40 then to UK Leeds; Leeds 19/6/40 to 7/10/40 then to Knutsford; Knutsford 7/10/40 to 10/5/42 then overseas; Quassassin 6/7/42 to 8/42 then to Gebeit; Gebeit (Sudan) 8/42 to 11/42 then to Sidi Bishr; Alexandria (Sidi Bishr) 11/42 to 30/12/42 and then to Bardia; Bardia 31/12/42 to 21/11/43 and then to Quassassin; Quassassin 21/11/43 to 18/6/45 then disbanded.

5 British General Hospital
Le Treport 12/10/39 to 24/5/40 then to Baron; Baron 24/5/40 to 30/5/40 then to Fresney; Fresney 30/5/40 to 2/6/40 then to Guerande; Guerande 2/6/40 to 12/6/40 then to Batz; Batz 12/6/40 to 18/6/40 then to UK Leeds; Leeds 18/6/40 to 8/40 then to Goodwood House; Goodwood 8/40 to 11/42 then overseas to Bone; Bone (Africa)11/42 to 12/42 then to Zeriser; Zeriser 12/42 to 22/6/44 then to Cancello; Cancello 22/6/44 to 8/44 then to Assisi; Assisi 8/44 to 4/45; Pesaro 4/45 to 7/9/45 then disbanded.

6 British General Hospital
Dieppe 12/10/39 to 11/39 then to Mesnil-Val; Mesnil-Val 11/39 to 3/40 then to Flocques; Flocques 3/40 to 23/5/40 then to Guerande; Guerande 23/5/40 to 18/6/40 then to UK Leeds; Leeds 18/6/40 to 10/40 then to Luton; Luton 7/10/40 to 1/1/41 then overseas; El Tahag Camp (Egypt) 10/3/41 to 1/42 then to Buseilli; Quassassin (Egypt) 6/42 to 15/12/43 then to U.K.; Llandeilo (Dynevor Castle) 1/44 to 7/44 then overseas; Bayeux 7/44 to 8/44 then to Rouen; Rouen 8/44 to 21/12/44 then to Oestacker; Oestacker (nr. Ghent) 12/44 to 6/45 then to Iserlohn; Iserlohn 6/45 to 31/12/46 (no further War Diary).

7 British General Hospital
Cherbourg 11/9/39 to 16/6/40 then to UK Leeds; Leeds 16/6/40 to 6/1/40 [that's what it says but dates don't make sense] then overseas; Hatfield 11/40 to 6/1/41 then overseas; Cairo 10/3/41 to 19/4/41 then to Crete; Crete 19/4/41 to 13/6/41 then to Cairo; Cairo 13/6/41 to 31/7/41 then disbanded.

8 British General Hospital
Lesneven 9/39 to 4/40 then to Rennes; Rennes 4/40 to 18/6/40 then to UK Leeds; Leeds 18/6/40 to 7/8/40 then overseas; Port Tewfik 15/9/40 to 25/9/40 then to Alexandria; Alexandria 25/9/40 to 8/1/44 and then on to Taranto; Taranto 8/1/44 to 19/1/44 then to Caserta; Caserta 19/1/44 to 4/3/44 then to U.K.; Bogside Racecourse 4/44 to 15/7/44 then to Watford; Watford 15/7/44 to 16/8/44 then overseas; Bayeux 16/8/44 to 11/9/44 then to Brussels.

9 British General Hospital
Le Mans 15/9/39 to 10/39 then to Le Grand Luce; Le Grand Luce 10/39 to 16/6/40 (detachment at Pacy); Leeds 16/6/40 to 6/8/40 then overseas; Cairo 19/9/40 to 12/43 and then to Knutsford; Knutsford 12/43 to 15/4/44 then to Goodwood; Goodwood 15/4/44 to 6/44 then to Woolwich; Woolwich 6/44 to 7/44 then to BLA; Belsen Camp 5/45 to 16/6/45 then to Hamburg; Hamburg 16/6/45 to 6/46 (no further War Diary).

10 British General Hospital
Arc la Bataille 26/9/39 to 6/40 then to UK Leeds; Leeds 6/40 to 12/7/40 then to Watford; Watford 8/40 to 26/11/40 then to Gibraltar; Gibraltar 26/11/40 to 31/12/46 then re-designated British Military Hospital Gibraltar.

11 British General Hospital
Netley 1/9/39 to 16/12/39 then to Le Havre; Le Havre 16/12/39 to 6/40 then to UK Watford; Leeds 6/40 to 12/7/40 then to Watford; Bracebridge 1/41 to 1/42 then to Peebles; Peebles 1/42 to 4/42 then overseas; Madagascar 6/42 to 20/1/43 then to M.E.F.; Madia 5/43 to 8/43 then to Catania; Catania 8/43 to 5/6/44; Cancello 5/6/44 to 2/8/44 then to Arezzo; Arezzo 2/8/44 to 9/8/44 then to Porto Recanati; Porto Recanati 9/8/44 to 3/45 then to Jesi; Jesi 3/45 to 5/12/45 then disbanded.

12 British General Hospital
Tidworth Park 1/9/39 to 20/12/39 then overseas; Sarafand 1/40 to 1/44 (Sarafand Branch renamed No.60 BGH with effect from 23/5/40 and Jerusalem Branch renamed No.62 BGH with effect from 23/5/40; Bir Yaacov (Palestine) 7/43 to 1948 then disbanded.

13 British General Hospital
Tidworth Park 1/9/39 to 21/1/40 then to Rouen; Rouen 21/1/40 to 17/6/40 then to UK Leeds; Malmesbury 17/9/40 to 11/40 then to Tidworth; Tidworth Park 11/40 to 1/41 then overseas; Suez 4/3/41 (British Military Hospital Suez).

14 British General Hospital
Devonport 1/9/39 to 4/40 then to Le Havre; Le Havre 4/40 to 5/40 then to Etaples; Etaples 5/40 to 22/5/40 then to UK Basildon Park; Basildon Park 6/40 to 6/40 then to Newbury; Newbury 7/40 to 11/40 then to Watford; Oxford 11/40 to 1/42; Lucknow 3/42 to 4/42 then to Bareilly; Bareilly 4/42 to 2/44 then to Leimagong; Leimagong 2/44 to 5/44 then to Mynamitti; Mynamitti 10/44 to 11/44 then to Kotebari; Kotebari (nr. Comilla) 11/44 to 29/8/45 then to Rangoon; Rangoon 29/8/45 to 12/46 then disbanded.

15 British General Hospital
Cruden Bay Aberdeenshire 1/9/39 to 5/40 then overseas; Banchory Kincardineshire 5/40 to 7/40 then overseas; Suez 9/40 to 10/40 then to Cairo; Cairo 10/40 to 31/1/46 then disbanded.

16 British General Hospital
Oxford 12/39 to 1/40 then overseas; Boulogne 1/40 and return to UK in June 1940; Cairo (Helmiah) 1/41 to 2/41 then to Gebeit (Sudan); Gebeit (Sudan) 2/41 to 4/42 then to Jerusalem; Jerusalem 4/42 to 31/12/46 (no further War Diary).

17 British General Hospital
Camiers 10/1/40 to 27/5/40 then to UK Leeds; Leeds 27/5/40 to 10/40 then to Watford; Watford 10/40 to 11/40 then to Hatfield House; Hatfield House 11/40 to 2/42 then overseas; Dehra Dun 4/42 to 2/44 then to 12 ABPO; Dacca Bengal 7/44 to 10/1/46 then disbanded.

18 British General Hospital
Leeds 9/39 to 9/2/40 then to Etaples; Etaples 9/2/40 to 27/5/40 then to UK Peterborough; Wokingham 10/40 to 7/41 then to Dalkeith; Dalkeith 7/7/41 to 8/41 then overseas; Moascar 10/41 to 6/42 then to India; Poona (Kirkee) 6/42 to 8/42 then to Allahabad; Allahabad 8/42 to 5/44 (To No.4 Reserve Base).

19 British General Hospital
Ormskirk 1/9/39 to 6/40 then overseas to Geneifa; Geneifa 9/40 to 30/6/46 then no further record.

20 British General Hospital
Cambridge 1/9/39 to 11/39 then to Kimbolton; Kimbolton 11/39 to 15/1/40 then to Camiers; Camiers 15/1/40 to 22/5/40 then to UK Leeds; Leeds 22/5/40 to 9/40 then to Carrick Fergus; Carrick Fergus 9/40 to 11/40 then to Belfast; Belfast Campbell College 11/40 to 1/43 then to Moira; Moira 1/43 to 9/43 then to Bangor; Bangor 9/43 to 12/43 then to Watford; Watford 12/43 to 5/44 then to Killochan; Killochan 5/44 to 6/44 then to Bayeux; Bayeux 6/44 to 12/44; Ibalur (India) 2/45 to 4/45 then to Jalahalli; Jalahalli 4/45 to 31/12/45 (no further War Diary).

21 British General Hospital
Camiers 9/1/40 to 25/5/40 then to UK Leeds; Leeds 25/5/40 to 19/7/40 then to Hellingly; Hellingly 19/7/40 to 13/9/41 and then to Bridge of Earn; Bridge of Earn 13/9/41 to 6/42 then overseas; Secunderabad 8/42 to 11/42 then to Trimulgherry; Trimulgherry 11/42 to 11/43 then to Jhansi; Jhansi 11/43 to 4/44 then to Dinapore; Dinapore 4/44 to 1/45 then to Calcutta; Calcutta 1/45 to 1/46 then to Madras; Madras 1/46 to 3/46 (no further War Diary).

22 British General Hospital
Pembroke Dock 1/9/39 to 9/40 then to Macallock Castle; Mackalloch Castle [spelling differs every time] 9/40 to 9/40 then to Glasbury-on-Wye; Glasbury-on-Wye 9/40 to 10/40 then to Copthorne; Shrewsbury Copthorne 11/40 to 5/42 then overseas; Quassassin 7/42 to 8/42 then to Saida; Saida (Syria) 8/42 to 5/43 then to Quassassin; Quassassin 5/43 to 1/44 then to Taranto; Taranto 1/44 to 6/45 then to Mestre; Mestre 6/45 to 7/45.

23 British General Hospital
Sarafand 9/40 to 10/40 then to Haifa; Bir Yaacov (Palestine) 11/40 to 12/43 then to Sarafand; Sarafand 12/43 to 2/44 then to Malmesbury; Malmesbury 2/44 to 23/9/44 then to BLA; Hatfield House 11/44 to 12/44 then overseas; Lille St. Andre 12/44 to 7/45 then to Bad Oeynhausen; Bad Oeynhausen 7/45 to 1/1/47 then re-designated 155 Military Hospital;

24 British General Hospital
Hatfield 1/9/39 to 7/8/40 then to Campbell College, Belfast; Belfast Campbell College 8/40 to 4/44 then to Scarborough; Scarborough 4/44 to 24/8/44 then 'to BLA'; Watford 9/11/44 to 1/45 then overseas; Bangalore 3/45 to 2/46 then 'suspended animation.'

25 British General Hospital
Cruden Bay Aberdeenshire 7/40 to 7/40 then to Carrick Fergus; Carrick Fergus 10/8/40 to 11/8/40 then to Bangor; Bangor 11/8/40 to 2/44 then to Belfast; Belfast Campbell College 2/44 to 4/44 and then to Chesterfield; Chesterfield 4/44 to 7/44 then to Watford; Watford 7/44 to 5/8/44 then overseas; Bayeux 9/44 to 10/44 then to Amiens; Amiens 10/44 to 8/4/45 then to Wettringen; Wettringen 8/4/45 to 6/45 then to Munster; Munster 6/45 to 10/7/45 then to Wettringen; Wettringen 10/7/45 to 11/7/45 then to Munster; Munster 11/7/45 to 12/46 (no further War Diary).

26 British General Hospital
Oxford 1/40 to 7/40 then overseas; Sarafand 10/40 to ? (No War Diary); Tel-el-Kebir 11/43 to 1/46.

27 British General Hospital
Goodwood 1/40 to 7/40 then overseas; Geneifa 10/40 to 11/43 to Tel-el-Kebir.

28 British General Hospital
Leeds11/39 to 12/41 then to Shaiba; Shaiba (Iraq) 1/42 to 3/42 then to Zubair; Zubair 3/42 to 31/10/48 then disbanded at Quassassin.

29 British General Hospital
Quassassin (Egypt) 7/42 to 8/42 then to Bayishia (Iraq); Bayishia (P.A.I.) 8/42 to 11/42 then to Tehran; Bettros-y-Coed 1/44 to 19/7/44 then overseas; Goodwood 10/11/44 to 1/45 then overseas; Eccloo (Belgium) 1/45 to 6/45 then to Belsen; Belsen Camp 6/45 to 7/45; Hanover 7/45 and remained open as British Military Hospital Hanover till 20/7/50.

30 British General Hospital
Kimbolton 1/40 to 7/40 then overseas; Reykjavik (Iceland) 7/40 to 1/42 [says that then to Naburn, but seems like a detachment still in Helgafell]; Helgafell (Iceland) 9/41 to 1/42; Helgafell 1/42 to 6/44 (detachment of hospital); Lille 1/45 to 6/45 then to Tromso; Tromso 6/45 to 8/45 then to U.K. Halston Hall; Halston Hall Camp 8/45 to 11/45 then overseas; Cairo (Helmiah) 12/45 to 31/1/46 and then disbanded.

31 British General Hospital
Hellingly 1/40 to 8/40 then to Belfast; Belfast Campbell College 8/40 to 6/42 then to Hatfield; Hatfield House 6/42 to 10/42 then overseas; Algiers 11/42 to 12/42 and then to Oned Athmanra; Cancello 1/7/44 to 1/8/44 then to Arezzo; Arezzo 1/8/44 to 8/45 then to Lendorf; Lendorf (Austria) 8/45 to 12/46 (No further War Diary).

32 British General Hospital
Pembroke Dock 7/40 to 8/40 then overseas; Geneifa 9/40 to 10/40 then to Wadi Seidna; Wadi Seidna 10/40 to 8/41 then to Asmara; Asmara (East Africa) 8/41 to 9/41 and then on to Mai Habar; Mai Habar (Eritrea) 9/41 to 6/42 then to Quassassin; Quassassin 6/42 to 7/42 then to Nazareth; Nazareth 7/42 to 3/44 then to U.K.; Birmingham 3/44 to 5/44 then to Watford; Watford 5/44 to 6/44 then to Bayeux; Bayeux 6/44 to 10/44; Wavre Notre Dame 10/44 to 3/45 then to Tildonak; Rothenburg 1/46 to 22/7/46 then disbanded.

33 British General Hospital
Peebles 4/41 to 6/42 then overseas; Barjisita Camp (Iraq) 9/42 to 10/42 then to Musaitib; Musaitib 10/42 to 5/43 then to Malta; Malta 6/43 to 8/43 then to Syracuse; Syracuse 8/43 to 1/45 then to Catania; Catania 1/45 to 4/45 then to Hatfield; Hatfield House 4/45 to 5/45 then to Goodwood; Goodwood 5/45 to 7/45 then overseas; Coimbatore 8/45 to 12/12/45 then disbanded.

34 British General Hospital
Hatfield 10/40 to 12/40 then overseas; Sierra Leone 1/41 to 1/46.

35 British General Hospital
Oxford 4/41 to 6/41 then overseas; Zuleiba (Iraq) 8/41 to 9/41 then to Baghdad; Baghdad 9/41 to 3/42 then to Colombo; Colombo Mount Lavinia 4/42 to 1/46 then to Singapore; Singapore 1/46 to not known.

36 British General Hospital
Goodwood 6/40 to 6/41 and then overseas; Enugu 7/41 to 12/45.

37 British General Hospital
Kimbolton 3/40 to 5/40 then to Dunmon [I think this is Dunmow]; Dunmon (Essex) [is what it says, but probably 'Dunmow'] then to Luton; Luton 6/40 to 31/7/40 then disbanded; Gillingham 21/10/40 to 12/41 then overseas [probably 12/40 as this certainly doesn't fit in with it being in Accra in June 1941]; Accra 6/41 to 12/45.

38 British General Hospital
Hoddesdon (Herts) 12/40 to 2/41 then to Hatfield; Hatfield House 2/41 to 2/42 then overseas; Shaiba (Iraq) 2/42 to 4/42 then to Kirkee; Poona (Kirkee) 3/42 to 15/4/42 then to Bangalore; Bangalore 15/4/42 to 5/44 then to Jermot; Jermot 5/44 to 5/44 then to Golaghat; Golaghat Assam 5/44 to 10/44 then to Dinapore; Dinapore 10/44 to 11/44 then to Imphal; Imphal (Manipur) 11/44 to 6/45 then to Rangoon; Rangoon 6/45 to 10/6/46 then disbanded.

39 British General Hospital
Malta 9/41 to 4/44 then to Gambaslang [could this be Cambuslang?]; Courtrai 10/44 to 5/45 then to Hasselt Bourg Leopold; Hasselt Bourg Leopold 5/45 to 7/45; Rendsburg 8/45 to 3/46 then to Oldenburg; Oldenburg 3/46 to 12/46.

40 British General Hospital
Ormskirk 10/40 to 12/41 then overseas; Lagos 1/42 to 5/42 then to the Gambia; Gambia 5/42 to 5/43 then to India; Poona 6/43 to 9/43 then to Aundh; Aundh (Poona) 9/43 to 1/45; Jhansi 11/43 to 1/44 (Detachment).

41 British General Hospital
Hellingly 5/40 to 8/40 then to Bishops Lydeard; Bishops Lydeard 8/40 to 12/41 then overseas; Moascar 2/42 to 3/42 then to Qantara; Qantara 3/42 to 5/42 then to Canal Area; Canal Area (North Africa) 5/42 to 7/42 [then says 7.75 Sub Area]; Kantara (Egypt) 1/45 to 2/45 then to Sarafand; Sarafand 2/45 to 3/45; Benenden 4/45 to 5/45; Kalyan 6/45 to 8/45 then to Jalahalli; Jalahalli 8/45 to 31/1/46.

42 British General Hospital
Peebles 5/41 to 8/41 at Glentrees; El Ballah 10/41 to 1/44 then to Saida; Saida 1/44 to 8/44 then to Haifa; Haifa 8/44 to 6/46.

43 British General Hospital
Goodwood 7/41 to 8/41 then overseas; Quassassin (Egypt) 10/41 to 9/11/41; Ikingi Marriut Garawia 9/11/41 to 2/42 then to Jerusalem; Jerusalem 2/42 to 3/43 then to Beirut; Beirut (Syria) 3/43 to 3/46.

44 British General Hospital
Goodwood 25/6/41 to 8/41 then overseas; Abeokuta (West Africa) 10/41 to 1/45 then to Nadumn; Nadumn 1/45 to 6/45 then to Kaduna; Kaduna 6/45 to 2/46 (British Military Hospital Kaduna).

45 British General Hospital
Malta 6/41 to 3/44 then to Taranto; Taranto 3/44 to 20/4/46 then disbanded.

46 British General Hospital
Ormskirk 8/41 to 10/41 then overseas; Abeokuta (West Africa) 11/41 to 1/42 then to Nadumn; Kaduna 1/42 to 11/43 then to India; Calcutta 12/43 to 1/44 then to Dacca; Dacca Bengal 1/44 to 31/10/45 then disbanded.

47 British General Hospital
Goodwood 9/41 to 6/42 then overseas; Calcutta 1/43 to 2/45 then to Ratu; Ratu (nr. Ranchi) 2/45 to 6/45;[also an entry under Ranchi which gives no dates but says 'see Ratu' and then 'see Silivai']; Silivai 6/45 to 10/45 then to Singapore; Singapore 10/45 to 12/46 (no further War Diary).

48 British General Hospital
Leeds 10/41 to 5/42 then overseas; Quassassin (Egypt) 7/42 to 8/42; Gebeit (Sudan) 8/42 to 1/43 then to Quassassin; Quassassin 1/43 to 2/43 then to Alexandria; Alexandria 2/43 to 3/43 and then on to Tripoli; Tripoli 3/43 to 6/44 then to Cancello; Cancello 6/44 to 7/44 then to Rome; Rome 7/44 to 8/45; Graz 8/45 to 9/46.

49 British General Hospital
Peebles 9/41 to 12/41 then overseas; Sierra Leone 1/42 to 7/42 then to Grafton; Grafton (West Africa) 7/42 to 1/43.

50 British General Hospital
Clevedon 5/40 to 6/40 then overseas; Reykjavik 6/40 to 3/42 then to Chepstow; Chepstow 3/42 to 11/42 then to Algeria; Algiers 11/42 to 2/43 and then to Biskra; Biskra 2/43 to 3/43; Guelma 3/43 to 5/43 then to Thibar; Thibar 5/43 to 10/43 then to Barletta; Barletta 10/43 to 1/44 then to Termoli; Termoli 1/44 to 5/44 then to Vasto; Vasto 5/44 to 12/44 then to Crottaglie; Crottaglie 12/44 to 1/45 then to Gretague; Gretague (Sicily) 1/45 to 3/45 then to Catania; Catania 3/45 to 7/45 then to Anagni; Anagni 7/45 to 22/1/46 then disbanded.

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51 British General Hospital
Clevedon 6/40 to 8/40 then overseas; Freetown  9/40 to 30/12/44 (No War Diary').

52 British General Hospital
Clevedon 5/40 to 9/40 then to Bridgewater; Bridgewater 9/40 to 3/41 then to Sekondi (West Africa); Sekondi 2/41 to 1/44 [date not fitting exactly with previous entry]; Kumasi 1/44 to 12/45.

53 British General Hospital
Moascar 3/40 to 2/42 then to Damascus; Damascus 2/42 to 5/42 then to Haifa; Haifa 5/42 to 9/44 then to Amariga; Salonika 16/11/44 to 22/2/45 then to Volos; Volos 22/2/45 to 6/45; Greece 6/45 to 9/46;

54 British General Hospital
Moascar 1/41 to 7/43 then to Floridia; Floridia 7/43 to 9/43 then to Milazzo; Milazzo (Sicily) 9/43 to 10/43 then to Andria; Andria 10/43 to 12/43 then to Trinitape; Trinitape 12/43 to 1/44 then to Trinitapoli; Trinitapoli 1/44 to 6/44 then to Rome; Rome 6/44 to 10/44 then to Rimini; Rimini 10/44 to 4/45 then to Ferrara; Ferrara 4/45 to 8/45 then to Spittal; Spittal 8/45 to 11/45 then to Jesi; Jesi 11/45 to 31/3/46 then disbanded.

55 British General Hospital
Gillingham 12/40 to 4/41 then to Bathurst [no entry in original for Bathurst, so not possible to estimate length of stay]; Cape St. Mary (West Africa) 5/42 to 1/45 then to Gambia; Gambia 1/45 to 1/46.

56 British General Hospital
Gillingham 12/40 to 4/41 then overseas [which doesn't fit in with being in Ibadan in May 1940 and I tend to think that it's the Ibadan entry that's incorrect]; Ibadan (Nigeria) 5/40 to 12/45.

57 British General Hospital
Sarafand 6/41 to 8/41 then to Dekelia; Dekelia 8/41 to 1/42.

58 British General Hospital
Alexandria (Sidi Bishr) 5/41 to 7/41 and then to Abdel Qadir; Ikingi Marriut Garawia 3/42 to 1/43 then to Alexandria; Alexandria 1/43 to 8/43; Detachment to Benghasi from 2/43 to 6/43; Detachment to Derna 2/43 to 6/43; Tripoli 6/43 to 8/43 then to Syracuse; Syracuse 8/43 to 9/43 then to Giarre; Giarre 9/43 to 10/43 then to Messina; Messina 10/43 to 11/43 then to Bari; Bari 11/43 to 12/43 then to Nocera; Nocera 12/43 to 1/44 then to Pontecagnano; Pontecagnano (Salerno) 1/44 to 5/44 then to St. Felice; St. Felice 5/44 to 8/44 then to Castiglione; Castiglione 8/44 to 9/44 then to Ferrato; Ferrato 9/44 to 10/44 then to Perugia; Perugia 10/44 to 5/45 then to Florence; Florence 5/45 to 7/45 then to Turin; Turin 7/45 to 1/46 then to Riccione; Riccione 1/46 to 16/2/46 then disbanded.

59 British General Hospital
Peebles 4/41 to 12/41 then overseas; El Ballah 2/42 to 3/42 then to Gebeit; Gebeit (Sudan) 3/42 to 6/43 then to Moascar; Moascar 6/43 to 9/43 then to Tripoli; 9/43 to 10/43 then to Mercattella; Mercattella (Salerno) 10/43 to 2/44 then to Castellammare; Castellammare 2/44 to 8/44 then to Orvieto; Orvieto 8/44 to 11/44 then to Fano; Fano 11/44 to 4/45 then to Fortii; Fortii 4/45 to 5/45 then to Forli; Forli 5/45 to 10/45 then to Bologna; Bologna 10/45 to 15/9/46 then disbanded.

60 British General Hospital
Sarafand 23/5/40 to 1/41 then to Jerusalem; Jerusalem 1/41 to 1/42 then to Bombay; Bombay 1/42 to 2/42 then to Poona; Poona 2/42 to 5/42; Jhansi 1/45 to 2/45 then to Bilaspur; Bilaspur 2/45 to 1/46 (no further War Diary).

61 British General Hospital
Haifa 23/5/40 to 6/40 then to Nazareth; Nazareth 7/40 to 7/41 then to Basra; Basra 8/41 to 9/41 then to Shaiba; Shaiba (Iraq) 9/41 to 30/6/46 then disbanded.

62 British General Hospital
Jerusalem 23/5/40 to 10/40 then to Tobruk; Tobruk 10/41 to 1/8/42 then disbanded [One of these entries is probably incorrect as it leaves a gap of one year in the middle which was probably not the case - both checked].

63 British General Hospital
Cairo (Helmiah) 1/9/39 to 31/12/46 and still open at time of list.

64 British General Hospital
Alexandria 1/9/39 to 7/44 and then on to Quassassin; Quassassin 7/44 to 8/44 then to Andria; Andria 8/44 to 6/45 then to Genoa; Genoa 6/45 to 8/45 then to Milan; Milan 8/45 to 10/6/46 then disbanded.

65 British General Hospital
Oxford 10/41 to 6/42; Mussayib (Palestine) 9/42 to 10/42 then to Khanaguin; Khanaguin (Iraq) 10/42 to 6/43 then to Baghdad; Baghdad 6/43 to 7/43 then to Quassassin; Quassassin (Egypt) 7/43 to 9/43 then to Syracuse; Syracuse 9/43 to 10/43 then to Floridia; Floridia 9/43 to 10/43; Catania 10/43 to 11/43 then to Naples; Naples 11/43 to 9/45 then to Caserta; Caserta 9/45 to 25/6/46 then disbanded.

66 British General Hospital
Leeds 5/42 to 6/42 then overseas; Museirat [should this be Nuseirat] 9/42 to 7/43 then to Syracuse; Syracuse 7/43 to 9/43 then to Catania; Catania 9/43 to 8/44 then to Ancona; Ancona 8/44 to 1/45 then to Rimini; Rimini 1/45 to 15/12/45 then disbanded.

67 British General Hospital
Bridge of Earn 4/42 to 11/42 then overseas; Philippeville 7/43 to 2/44 then to Naples; Naples 2/44 to 4/45 then to Ghent; Ghent 4/45 to 6/45 then to Rendsburg; Rendsburg [list says 'Rensburg'] 6/45 to 18/9/46 then disbanded.

68 British General Hospital
Hatfield House 4/42 to 5/42 then overseas; Lagos 10/42 to 12/45.

69 British General Hospital
Ormskirk 6/42 to 10/42 then overseas; Bougie (Africa) 11/42 to 11/42 then to La Reunion; La Reunion 11/42 to 2/44 then to Cancello; Cancello 2/44 to 2/45 then to Rome; Rome 2/45 to 7/9/45 then disbanded.

70 British General Hospital
Algiers 11/42 to 12/42 and then to Bone; Bone 12/42 to 3/43 then to Souk Ahras; Souk Ahras 3/43 to 5/43 then to Thibar; Thibar 5/43 to 6/43 then to Sousse; Sousse 6/43 to 8/43 then to Catania; Taranto 10/43 to 1/44; Pompeii 2/44 to 5/45 then to Udine; Udine 5/45 to 11/45 then to Vienna; Vienna 11/45 to 9/46.

71 British General Hospital
Ormskirk 29/8/42 to 11/42 then overseas; Maison Carree (Algiers) 11/42 to 12/42 then to Guelma; Guelma 12/42 to 4/43 then to Souk Ahras; Souk Ahras 4/43 to 5/43 then to Thibar; Thibar 5/43 to 6/43 then to Sousse; Sousse 6/43 to 12/43 then to Brindisi; Brindisi 12/43 to 1/44 then to Barletta; Barletta 1/44 to 8/44 then to Loreto; Loreto 8/44 to 22/10/45 then disbanded.

72 British General Hospital
Netley 29/8/42 to 11/42 then overseas; Souk Ahras 1/43 to 4/44 then to Cancello; Cancello 4/44 to 7/44; Ellinko (Greece) 1/45 to 6/46.

73 British General Hospital
Hatfield House 11/42 to 7/44 then overseas; Bayeux 8/44 to 2/45 then to Barming Heath; Barming Heath 2/45 to 3/45 then overseas; Kalyan 4/45 to 5/45 then to Aundh; Aundh 5/45 to 12/45.

74 British General Hospital
Bridge of Earn 10/42 to 3/43; Turnberry Girvan Ayrshire 1/43 to 3/44 then to Killochan Castle; Killochan 3/44 to 5/44 then to Watford; Watford 5/44 to 7/44 then overseas; Bruges 1/45 to 5/45 then to Luneberg; Luneburg 5/45 to 6/2/46 then disbanded.

75 British General Hospital
Peebles 10/42 to 3/43 - at Glentrees; Peebles 3/43 to 3/44 at Hydro; Watford 3/44 to 6/44; Bayeux 8/44 to 1/45 then to Brussels; Brussels 1/45 to 7/45 then to Oslo; Oslo 7/45 to 12/45.

76 British General Hospital
Peebles 10/42 to 3/43 at Hydro; Algiers 3/43 to 5/43 and then to Zeriser; Zeriser 5/43 to 5/43 then to Medfez-el-Sab; Birine 6/43 to 16/6/43 then to Guelma; Guelma 7/43 to 11/43 then to Bizerta; Bizerta 11/43 to 11/43 then to Taranto; Taranto 11/43 to 12/43 then to Trani; Trani 12/43 to 7/45 then to Marlborough.

77 British General Hospital
Ormskirk 1/43 to 6/44 then overseas; Reviers 6/44 to 11/44 then to St. Andre; Lille St. Andre 11/44 to 1/45 then to Ghent; Ghent 1/45 to 4/45 then to Bedburg; Bedburg 4/45 to 9/45 then to Hosel; Hosel 9/45 to 10/45 then to Wuppertal; Wuppertal 10/45 to 11/46.

78 British General Hospital
Fayid 4/43 to 9/46 [given as "S" Neuropathic H.P.].

79 British General Hospital
Llandeilo (Dynevor Castle) 6/43 to 11/43 then to Watford; Watford 11/43 to 4/44 then to Peebles; Peebles 4/44 to 6/44 then overseas; Chateau de Bonsay 6/44 to 7/44 then to Bayeux; Bayeux 7/44 to 10/44 then to Eindhoven; Eindhoven 10/44 to 7/45 then to Trondheim; Trondheim (Norway) 7/45 to 8/45 then to U.K.; Oswestry 8/45 to 28/9/45 then disbanded.

80 British General Hospital
Leeds 2/41 to 5/41 then overseas; Inverary 5/41 to 6/41 then to Melrose; Melrose 6/41 to 9/41 then to Kilmarnock; Kilmarnock 9/41 to 5/42 then overseas; Secunderabad 8/42 to 8/43 then to Lohardaga; Lohardaga 8/43 to 11/43 then to Sogarth; Sogarth 11/43 to 4/44 then to Jhansi; Jhansi 4/44 to 11/44 then to Shargarh; Shargarh (U.P.) 11/44 to 6/45 then to Jhansi; Jhansi 6/45 to 8/45 then to Nasik; Nasik 8/45 to 6/46 then to Japan; Hiro (Japan) 6/46 to 8/46 then to Okayama; Okayama 8/46 to 12/46.

81 British General Hospital
Hrafnagil (Iceland) 11/41 to 1/43 with detachment at Nocton Hall, Lincoln; Oxford 1/43 to 8/43 then to Westbury; Westbury 8/43 to 9/43 then to Herne Bay; Herne Bay 9/43 to 11/43 then to Guilsborough; Guilsborough 11/43 to 5/44; Stockgrove Park 5/44 to 7/44 then to Ryes; Ryes 7/44 to 8/44 then to Aubiqui; Diest 10/44 to 10/44; Sterksel 10/44 to 12/44 then to Hasselt; Hasselt Bourg Leopold 12/44 to 4/45 then to Costrum; Wettringen 4/45 to 5/45 then to Luneburg; Luneburg 5/45 to 6/45 then to Rendsburg; Rendsburg 6/45 to 7/45 then to Belsen; Belsen Camp 7/45 to 8/45 then to Hanover; Hanover 8/45 to 1/12/45 then disbanded.

82 British General Hospital
Saida [Syria] 6/43 to 11/43 then to Moascar; Moascar 11/43 to 12/43 then to Cyrenaica; Cyrenaica 12/43 to 10/44 then to Benghazi; Benghasi 10/44 to 30/10/46.

83 British General Hospital
Hatfield House 5/42 to 11/42 then overseas; La Calle 1/43 to 5/43 then to Ain Fousna; Ain Fousna, North Africa from 5/43 to 6/43 and then on to Robsa; Robsa 6/43 to 8/43 then to La Calle; Bizerta 8/43 to 9/43 and then to Augusta; Augusta (Sicily) 9/43 to 9/43 then to Catania; Catania 9/43 to 10/43 then to Roggio [this entry and the following one, Foggia, might refer to the same place but they are both quite clearly written in the original]; Foggia 10/43 to 11/43 then to Barletta; Barletta 11/43 to 2/44 then to San Ferdinando; San Ferdinando 2/44 to 5/44 then to Larino; Larino 5/44 to 8/44 then to Osimo; Osimo 9/44 to 10/44 then to Riccione; Riccione 10/44 to 1/45 then to Cesena; Cesena 1/45 to 6/45 then to Udine; Udine 6/45 to 6/46 then to Trieste; Trieste 6/46 to 12/46.

84 British General Hospital
Cyprus 5/42 to 6/43 then to Saida; Brindisi 12/43 to 4/44 then to U.K.; Ryes 6/44 to 9/44 then to Caillonet; Venray 4/45 to 5/45 then to Hamburg; Hamburg 5/45 to 8/45 then to Potsdam; Potsdam 8/45 to 9/45 (at Gastow Airfield); Berlin 9/45 to 12/46 (at Spandau).

86 British General Hospital
Ormskirk 1/43 to 5/43; Johnstone 5/43 to 7/43; Fleet 1/44 to 6/44 then to La Delivrende; La Delivrende 6/44 to 8/44 then to Ryes; Ryes 8/44 to 9/44 then to Rugles; Diest 10/44 to 11/44 then to Eindhoven; Eindhoven 11/44 to 4/45 then to Celle; Celle 4/45 to 6/45 then to Rothenburg; Rothenburg 6/45 to 9/45 then to De Haan; De Haan 9/45 to 13/11/45 then disbanded.

87 British General Hospital
Hatfield House 1/43 to 4/43 then overseas; Nairobi, Africa from 6/43 to 6/46.

88 British General Hospital
Abergele 10/43 to 12/43 then to Guilsborough; Guilsborough 12/43 to 6/44 then to La Delivrende; La Delivrende 6/44 to 9/44 then to Bernay; Bernay 9/44 to 10/44 then to Courtrai; Courtrai 10/44 to 11/44 then to Bouchout; Bouchout [?Boechout] Belgium 11/44 to 1/45 then to Tilburg; Tilburg 1/45 to 6/45 then to Duffel; Duffel 6/45 to 9/45 then to De Haan; De Haan 9/45 to 12/45.

89 British General Hospital
Sarafand 1/44 to 4/44 then to Tripoli; Tripoli 4/44 to 6/46.

90 British General Hospital
Malta 4/40 to 31/12/46 (end of War Diary).

91 British General Hospital
Hatfield House 1/42 to 7/42 then overseas; Nathanya 8/42 to 11/42 then to Kafr Biln; Kafr Biln 11/42 to 1/43; Gaza 7/43 to 5/45 then to Sarafand; Sarafand 5/45 to 12/45.

92 British General Hospital
Peebles 5/42 to 7/42 then overseas; Quassassin 9/42 to 11/42 then to Kantara; Kantara (Egypt) 11/42 to 10/43 then to Naples; Naples 10/43 to 6/46.

93 British General Hospital
Ormskirk 6/42 to 9/42 then overseas; Shaiba (Iraq) 10/42 to 4/43 then to Tripoli; Tripoli 4/43 to 5/43 then to Sabratin; Sabratin (Tripolitania) 5/43 to 12/43 then to Barletta; Barletta 12/43 to 6/45 then to Charlbury; Charlbury 6/45 to 15/1/46 then disbanded.

94 British General Hospital
Goodwood 5/42 to 11/42 then overseas; Meni Messcus (Algiers) 11/42 to 1/43; Algiers 7/44 to 5/45 and then to Rissen; Hamburg 5/45 to 12/46.

95 British General Hospital
Peebles 6/42 to 11/42 then overseas; Beni Aknoun (Africa) 12/42 to 9/44 then to Melfetta; Melfetta 9/44 to 1/45 then to Barletta; Barletta 1/45 to 6/45 then to Brindisi [is what it says but actually went to Bologna]; Bologna 6/45 to 8/45 then to Monte Catone; Monte Catone 8/45 to 2/11/45 then disbanded.

96 British General Hospital
Peebles 9/42 to 11/42 then overseas; Maison Carree (Algiers) 11/42 to 12/42 then to Guelma; Exmouth 11/44 to 1/45 then to Kain; Kain 1/45 to 5/45 then to Tournai.

97 British General Hospital
Westbury 10/42 to 3/43 then to Algiers; Guelma 4/43 to 16/6/43 then to Birine; Birine 16/6/43 to 11/43 then to Maxula Hades; Maxula Hades 11/43 to 6/44 then to Morris; Bone 6/44 to 9/44 then to Taranto; Taranto 9/44 to 11/44 then to Athens; Athens 11/44 to 2/46 then to Salonika; Salonika 2/46 to 9/46.

98 British General Hospital
Goodwood 10/42 to 2/43 then overseas; Blida 3/43 to 4/43 and then to Metaha; Metaha 4/43 to 4/43 then to Chateaudun; Chateaudun 4/43 to 6/43 then to Sousse; Sousse 6/43 to 9/43 then to Catania; Catania 9/43 to 10/43 then to Bari; Bari 10/43 to 6/46.

99 British General Hospital
Woolwich 10/42 to 12/42 then to Algiers; Algiers 1/43 to 2/43 and then to Rivet; Rivet 2/43 to 12/43 then to Alma; Alma 12/43 to 8/44 then to Castellammare; Castellammare 8/44 to 1/45 then to Anagni; Anagni 1/45 to 30/6/45 then disbanded.

100 British General Hospital
Woolwich 10/42 to 1/43 then overseas; Algiers 1/43 to 2/43 and then to Philippeville; Philippeville 2/43 to 1/44 then to Cancello; Cancello 1/44 to 11/44 then to Afragola; Afragola 11/44 to 5/45 then to Perugia; Perugia 5/45 to 5/45 then to Arezzo; Arezzo 5/45 to 9/45 then to Florence; Florence 9/45 to 3/46 then to Rome; Rome 3/46 to 30/6/46 then disbanded.

101 British General Hospital
Knutsford 6/43 to 8/44 then to St. Loup Hors; St. Loup Hors 8/44 to 10/44 then to Heverle; Louvain 5/45 to 6/45 then to Heverle. [Information received suggests that this hospital, or perhaps part of it, was at Hatfield House in June 1944 prior to going overseas].

102 British General Hospital
Ormskirk 10/42 to 8/44 then overseas; Bayeux 8/44 to 9/45; [This hospital also entered as being in Bangalore from 3/45 to 8/45 and then on to Ramgarmo, which does not fit with previous entry, but both checked]; Ramgarmo 8/45 to 12/45 then to Ratu; Ratu (nr. Ranchi) 12/45 to 22/1/46 then disbanded.

103 British General Hospital
Netley 11/42 to 3/43 then overseas; Algiers 4/43 to 5/43 and then to Chateaudun; Mechia 5/43 to 5/43 then to Chateaudun; Chateaudun 5/43 to 1/44 then to Nocera; Nocera 1/44 to 15/12/45 then disbanded.

104 British General Hospital
Westbury 3/43 to 6/43 then to Algiers; Algiers 6/43 to 7/43 and then to Philippeville; Philippeville 7/43 to 1/44 then to Afrogola; Afragola 1/44 to 7/44 then to Rome; Rome 7/44 to 15/3/46 then disbanded.

105 British General Hospital
Benenden 3/43 to 8/44 then to Ranchy; Ranchy 8/44 to 11/44 then to Ostend; Ostend 11/44 to 5/45 then to Bruges; Bruges 5/45 to 9/45 then to De Haan; De Haan 9/45 to 16/3/46 then disbanded.

106 British General Hospital
Peebles 6/43 to 8/44 at Glentrees; Bayeux 8/44 to 4/45 then to Wavre; Wavre Notre Dame 4/45 to 4/45 then to Antwerp; Antwerp 4/45 to 12/46.

107 British General Hospital
Oxford 6/43 to 8/44 then to Bayeux; Bayeux 8/44 to 11/44 then to U.K.; Luton 11/44 to 1/45 then overseas; Bangalore 2/45 to 15/3/46 then disbanded.

108 British General Hospital
Woolwich 7/43 to 3/44 then to Naburn; Naburn 3/44 to 7/44 then to Ranchy; Ranchy 7/44 to 10/44 then to Brussels; Brussels 10/44 to 18/6/46 then disbanded.

109 British General Hospital
Stannington 8/43 to 9/44 then to Hatfield; Hatfield House 9/44 to 10/44 then overseas; Duffel 11/44 to 16/11/45 then disbanded.

110 British General Hospital
Hitchin 8/43 to 7/44 then overseas; Bayeux 7/44 to 11/44 then to Sysele; Sysele 11/44 to 5/45 then to Bruges; Bruges 5/45 to 6/45 then to Sysele; Sysele 6/45 to 23/11/45 then disbanded.

111 British General Hospital
Shrewsbury Copthorne 1/44 to 10/44 then to Oswestry; Oswestry 10/44 to 11/44 then overseas; Brussels 11/44 to 20/12/45 then disbanded.

112 British General Hospital
Westbury 11/43 to 1/44 then to Barming Heath; Barming Heath 1/44 to 1/45 then overseas; Avadi 1/45 to 15/4/46 then disbanded.

113 British General Hospital
Turnberry Girvan Ayrshire 2/44 to 8/44 then to Peebles; Peebles 8/44 to 9/44 at Glentrees; Dieppe 9/44 to 12/44 then to Renaix; Renaix 12/44 to 11/12/45 then disbanded.

114 British General Hospital
Turnberry Girvan Ayrshire 2/44 to 3/44 then to Skelmorlie; Skelmorlie 3/44 to 6/44 then to Naburn; Naburn 6/44 to 9/44 then to Oxford; Oxford 9/44 to 12/44 then to India; Jalahalli 2/45 to 3/46.

115 British General Hospital
Lincoln 5/44 to 8/44 then to Scarborough; Scarborough 8/44 to 10/44; De Haan 1/45 to 8/45 then to Bruges; Bruges 8/45 to 12/11/45 then disbanded.

121 British General Hospital
Goodwood 7/43 to 4/44 then to Knutsford; Knutsford 4/44 to 7/44 then to Soubles; Gruchet 10/44 to 11/44 then to Amiens; Amiens 11/44 to 6/45 then to Celle; Celle 3/45 to 6/45 then to Brunswick [dates don't agree with previous entry]; Brunswick 6/45 to 12/46.

131 British General Hospital
Museirat [should this be Nuseirat?] 12/43 to 2/44 then to Tobruk; Tobruk 2/44 to 12/45.

133 British General Hospital
Cairo (Helmiah) 8/41 to 11/41 ; Bardia, North Africa 2/42 to 3/42 and then to Sidi Barrani; Sidi Barrani 3/42 to 5/42 then to Capuzzo; Capuzzo 5/42 to 7/42 then to Sidi Bishr; Alexandria (Sidi Bishr) 7/42 to 8/42; Dinshall Damanton Delta 8/42 to 10/42; Alexandria 10/42 to 12/42 and then to Tolmbat; Benghasi 12/42 to 2/43 and then to Tripoli; Tripoli 2/43 to 4/43 then to Ben Gardare; Ben Gardare (Tunisia) 4/43 to 5/43 and then to Sousse; Sousse 5/43 to 6/43 then to Moascar; Moascar 6/43 to 11/43 then to Taranto; Taranto 11/43 to 1/44 then to Turi; Turi (nr. Bari) 1/44 to 6/44 then to Andria; Andria 6/44 to 9/44 then to Gravina; Gravina 9/44 to 10/44 then to Barletta; Barletta 10/44 to 12/44 then to Brindisi; Brindisi 12/44 to 7/45 then to U.K.; Crookham 8/45 to 2/5/46 then disbanded.

135 British General Hospital
Fuiggi 3/45 to 4/45 and then to Algiers; Algiers 4/45 to 21/5/46 and then disbanded.

150 British General Hospital
Hatfield House 6/43 to 7/43 then overseas; Nairobi, Africa from 10/43 to 12/43; Tigoni 12/43 to 3/44 then to Campalia; Campalia 3/44 to 5/44 then to Wiselera; Wiselera 5/44 to 6/44 then to Chittagong; Chittagong 6/44 to 10/44 then to Comilla; Comilla 10/44 to 1/46 then to Ranchi; Ranchi 1/46 to 21/5/46 then disbanded.

151 British General Hospital
Hatfield House 6/43 to 8/43 and then overseas; Mombasa, Africa from 10/43 to 12/43 and then on to Colombo; Colombo 12/43 to 3/45 then to Aundh; Aundh (Poona) 3/45 to 1/46.

152 British General Hospital
Ghats 9/44 to 12/44 then to Chittagong; Chittagong 12/44 to 11/45 then to Rangoon; Rangoon 11/45 to 9/46.
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153 British General Hospital
Kedgaon 2/45 to 3/45 then to Kumbhargaon; Madanapalla 5/45 to 10/45 then to Aundh; Aundh (Poona) 10/45 to 4/46; Avadi 4/46 to 4/46.

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