The Long, Long Trail
 
 
Change to he numbering of TF RAMC troops was promulgated in Army Council Instruction (ACI) 380 of 1917, published on 3 April 1917. As in the other arms, ACI 380 also dealt with changes in the arrangements for TF records, pay and other administrative matters. These arrangements were to take effect from 1 April 1917, but were later postponed until 1 June 1917. Although not explicitly stated in ACIs, it is likely these postponements also applied to renumbering.

Regulars (and therefore also men serving in the new armies) retained their existing numbers in the range 1 - 300000, TF soldiers were allocated new numbers from 300001 upwards. The blocks of numbers allocated to specific units are listed below.

After the renumbering came into effect, the only men who were treated as TF for RAMC numbering were:

  • Men directly enlisted into RAMC TF units who did not come under the provisions of the MSA
  • Soldiers serving on TF attestations transferred from other arms of the TF

Regular soldiers transferred from other arms or Class B Reservists posted to RAMC units (TF or regular) received regular RAMC numbers.

ACI 380 noted that men from a number of RAMC TF units earmarked for disbandment (upon the formation of Home Service Field Ambulances) were to be treated as regulars. These were -

  • 3/1 Highland Field Ambulance
  • 2/2 Highland Field Ambulance
  • 2/1 Lowland Field Ambulance
  • 2/2 Lowland Field Ambulance
  • 2/3 Lowland Field Ambulance
  • 2/1 Welsh Field Ambulance
  • 2/2 Welsh Field Ambulance
  • 2/3 Welsh Field Ambulance
  • 3/1 East Anglian Field Ambulance
  • 2/2 East Anglian Field Ambulance
  • 2/3 East Anglian Field Ambulance
  • 1 Cyclist Bde Field Ambulance
  • 2 Cyclist Bde Field Ambulance
  • 3 Cyclist Bde Field Ambulance
  • 4 Cyclist Bde Field Ambulance
  • 5 Cyclist Bde Field Ambulance
  • 6 Cyclist Bde Field Ambulance
  • 7 Cyclist Bde Field Ambulance
  • 8 Cyclist Bde Field Ambulance
  • 9 Cyclist Bde Field Ambulance
  • 10 Cyclist Bde Field Ambulance
  • 1 Mounted Bde Field Ambulance
  • 2 Mounted Bde Field Ambulance
  • 3 Mounted Bde Field Ambulance
 
Allocation of numbers to units
From To Unit  County Association
300001 301000   Highland Mtd Bde Field Ambulance Inverness
301001 303000 1 Highland Div Field Ambulance Aberdeen (City)
303001 305000 2 Highland Div Field Ambulance Aberdeen (City)
305001 307000 3 Highland Div Field Ambulance Dundee (City)
307001 308000   Highland Div CCS Aberdeen (City)
308001 310000 1 Scottish General Hospital Aberdeen (City)
310001 311000   Highland Div Sanitary Section Aberdeen (City)
311001 315000   Scottish Horse Mtd Bde Field Ambulance Perth
315001 316000   Lowland Mtd Bde Field Ambulance Glasgow (City)
316001 318000 1 Lowland Div Field Ambulance Glasgow (City)
318001 320000 2 Lowland Div Field Ambulance Glasgow (City)
320001 322000 3 Lowland Div Field Ambulance Edinburgh (City)
322001 323000   Lowland Div CCS Glasgow (City)
323001 324000   Lowland Div Sanitary Section Glasgow (City)
324001 326000 2 Scottish General Hospital Edinburgh (City)
326001 328000 3 Scottish General Hospital Glasgow (City)
328001 330000 4 Scottish General Hospital Glasgow (City)
330001 331000 329 Field Ambulance (Home Service) Glasgow (City)
331001 332000 335 Field Ambulance (Home Service) Glasgow (City)
332001 333000 338 Field Ambulance (Home Service) Glasgow (City)
333001 337000 339 Field Ambulance (Home Service) Glasgow (City)
337001 339000 1 West Lancs Field Ambulance West Lancs
339001 341000 2 West Lancs Field Ambulance West Lancs
341001 343000 3 West Lancs Field Ambulance West Lancs
343001 344000   West Lancs CCS Westmorland
344001 345000 1 Western General Hospital West Lancs
345001 350000   West Lancs Sanitary Section West Lancs
350001 352000 1 East Lancs Field Ambulance East Lancs
352001 354000 2 East Lancs Field Ambulance East Lancs
354001 356000 3 East Lancs Field Ambulance East Lancs
356001 357000   East Lancs CCS East Lancs
357001 359000 2 Western General Hospital East Lancs
359001 362000   East Lancs Sanitary Section East Lancs
362001 363000   Welsh Border Mtd Bde Field Ambulance Chester
363001 364000   South Wales Mtd Bde Field Ambulance Hereford
364001 366000 1 Welsh Field Ambulance Monmouth
366001 368000 2 Welsh Field Ambulance Glamorgan
368001 370000 3 Welsh Field Ambulance Glamorgan
370001 371000   Welsh Div CCS Glamorgan
371001 372000   Welsh Div Sanitary Section Glamorgan
372001 374000 3 Western General Hospital Glamorgan
374001 375000 301 Field Ambulance (Home Service) Glamorgan
375001 376000 302 Field Ambulance (Home Service) Glamorgan
376001 377000 303 Field Ambulance (Home Service) Glamorgan
377001 378000 322 Field Ambulance (Home Service) Monmouth
378001 379000 323 Field Ambulance (Home Service) Monmouth
379001 380000 324 Field Ambulance (Home Service) Monmouth
380001 381000 325 Field Ambulance (Home Service) Monmouth
381001 382000 326 Field Ambulance (Home Service) Monmouth
382001 383000 331 Field Ambulance (Home Service) Monmouth
386001 388000 1 Northumbrian Field Ambulance Northumberland
388001 390000 2 Northumbrian Field Ambulance Durham
390001 392000 3 Northumbrian Field Ambulance East Riding
392001 393000   Northumbrian CCS Northumberland
393001 395000 1 Northern General Hospital Northumberland
395001 400000   Northumbrian Sanitary Section East Riding
400001 401000   Yorkshire Mtd Bde Field Ambulance West Riding
401001 403000 1 West Riding Field Ambulance West Riding
403001 405000 2 West Riding Field Ambulance West Riding
405001 407000 3 West Riding Field Ambulance West Riding
407001 408000   West Riding CCS West Riding
408001 410000 2 Northern General Hospital West Riding
410001 412000 3 Northern General Hospital West Riding
412001 415000   West Riding Sanitary Section West Riding
415001 416000   North Midland Mtd Bde Field Ambulance Stafford
416001 417000   Notts & Derby Mtd Bde Field Ambulance Nottingham
417001 419000 1 North Midland Field Ambulance Derby
419001 421000 2 North Midland Field Ambulance Leicester
421001 423000 3 North Midland Field Ambulance Stafford
423001 424000   North Midland CCS Derby
424001 426000 4 Northern General Hospital Lincoln
426001 428000 5 Northern General Hospital Leicester
428001 433000   North Midland Sanitary Section Leicester
433001 434000 1 South Midland Mtd Bde Field Ambulance Warks
434001 435000 2 South Midland Mtd Bde Field Ambulance Buckingham
435001 437000 1 South Midland Field Ambulance Warks
437001 439000 2 South Midland Field Ambulance Warks
439001 441000 3 South Midland Field Ambulance Gloucester
441001 442000   South Midland CCS Warks
442001 444000 1 Southern General Hospital Warks
444001 446000 2 Southern General Hospital Gloucester
446001 448000 3 Southern General Hospital Oxford
448001 449000   South Midland Sanitary Section Buckingham
449001 450000 304 Field Ambulance (Home Service) Gloucester
450001 451000 305 Field Ambulance (Home Service) Gloucester
451001 455000 306 Field Ambulance (Home Service) Gloucester
455001 456000 1 South Western Mtd Bde Field Ambulance Wilts
456001 457000 2 South Western Mtd Bde Field Ambulance Somerset
457001 459000 1 Wessex Field Ambulance Devon
459001 461000 2 Wessex Field Ambulance Devon
461001 463000 3 Wessex Field Ambulance Southampton
463001 464000   Wessex CCS Devon
464001 465000   Wessex Sanitary Section Devon
465001 467000 4 Southern General Hospital Devon
467001 472000 5 Southern General Hospital Southampton
472001 473000   Eastern Mtd Bde Field Ambulance Bedford
473001 475000 1 East Anglian Field Ambulance Suffolk
475001 477000 2 East Anglian Field Ambulance Norfolk
477001 479000 3 East Anglian Field Ambulance Essex
479001 480000   East Anglian CCS Suffolk
480001 481000   East Anglian Sanitary Section Cambridge
481001 483000 1 Eastern General Hospital Cambridge
483001 484000 319 Field Ambulance (Home Service) Norfolk
484001 485000 320 Field Ambulance (Home Service) Norfolk
485001 486000 321 Field Ambulance (Home Service) Norfolk
486001 487000 333 Field Ambulance (Home Service) Norfolk
487001 488000 336 Field Ambulance (Home Service) Norfolk
488001 492000 337 Field Ambulance (Home Service) Norfolk
492001 493000   South Eastern Mtd Bde Field Ambulance Kent
493001 495000 1 Home Counties Field Ambulance Kent
495001 497000 2 Home Counties Field Ambulance Kent
497001 499000 3 Home Counties Field Ambulance Surrey
499001 500000   Home Counties CCS Surrey
500001 502000 2 Eastern General Hospital Sussex
502001 503000 307 Field Ambulance (Home Service) Kent
503001 504000 308 Field Ambulance (Home Service) Kent
504001 505000 309 Field Ambulance (Home Service) Kent
505001 508000   Home Counties Sanitary Section Surrey
508001 510000 1 London Field Ambulance London (City)
510001 512000 2 London Field Ambulance London (City)
512001 514000 3 London Field Ambulance London (City)
514001 515000 1 London CCS London (City)
515001 517000 1 London General Hospital London (City)
517001 519000 2 London General Hospital London (City)
519001 521000 5 London General Hospital London (City)
521001 522000 310 Field Ambulance (Home Service) London (City)
522001 523000 311 Field Ambulance (Home Service) London (City)
523001 524000 312 Field Ambulance (Home Service) London (City)
524001 525000 327 Field Ambulance (Home Service) London (City)
525001 526000 328 Field Ambulance (Home Service) London (City)
526001 527000 332 Field Ambulance (Home Service) London (City)
527001 531000 1 London San Coy London (City)
531001 533000 1 London Div Sanitary Section London (City)
533001 534000   London Mtd Bde Field Ambulance London (County)
534001 536000 4 London Field Ambulance London (County)
536001 538000 5 London Field Ambulance London (County)
538001 540000 6 London Field Ambulance London (County)
540001 541000 2 London CCS London (County)
541001 543000 3 London General Hospital London (County)
543001 545000 4 London General Hospital London (County)
545001 550000 2 London San Coy London (County)
550001 551000 313 Field Ambulance (Home Service) London (County)
551001 552000 314 Field Ambulance (Home Service) London (County)
552001 553000 315 Field Ambulance (Home Service) London (County)
553001 554000 330 Field Ambulance (Home Service) London (County)
554001 555000 334 Field Ambulance (Home Service) London (County)
555001 556000 340 Field Ambulance (Home Service) London (County)
556001 557000 341 Field Ambulance (Home Service) London (County)
557001 558000 342 Field Ambulance (Home Service) London (County)
558001 559000 343 Field Ambulance (Home Service) London (County)
559001 560000 344 Field Ambulance (Home Service) London (County)
560001 561000