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Papers, photographs and maps relating to Black's service with the British Royal Army Medical Corps during WWI

Archive Collections / Dr Eustace Couper Black / Series AA 31/09 / Papers, photographs and maps relating to Black's service with the British Royal Army Medical Corps during WWI

This item includes a collection of topographic maps of France, Belgium, Netherlands and western Europe probably acquired by Black during his holidays in Europe prior to World War 1, as well as some maps of Africa.

This item includes the following items:

  1. No 6 Diagram (70.5x50 mm) showing advanced Turkish trenches and communications. NB the diagram is based on information available up to 15 July 1915. Marked "Gallipoli " and with large ink stain on reverse

  2. Military road map (140x79 mm) East Africa [from Bagamo south to Palma. West to Lagalos and Chivinde]

  3. 710x205 mm fragile map made up of three pages stuck with surgical tape. Belhume combined sheet large squares L and G showing trenches around St Mary and St George Hulluch Sector and advanced dressing stations Vermelles and Philosophe

  4. 635x900 mm Artillery map of German trenches. Top of map South, covering area Illies, Biolanes and Festubert

  5. 475x335 mm Coloured map (sea coast blue) of East Africa Sanga south to Momeni, west to Kwedisango and Kisski (fixed with surgical tape], Lindi

  6. 510x385 mm Gregory's map of the Scandinavian war zone.

  7. 430x330 mm German East Africa German missionary map sheet 3. Centered on Njangao and the Lukuledi River. Stamped on reverse "Capt. EC Black B Sec WAFA"

  8. 420x330 mm Hamella, Malema, Ribawe map 1918

  9. red covered (245x345 mm) Army Book 27a Admission and discharge book for field service, "HMHT Anglo-Egyptian Hospital 2 May 1917 to 29 July 1917 lists admission and discharges for troops and carriers under the charge of Captain EC Black. A loose leaft nominal role of sick transferred ashore at Dar es Salaam is included as is a roll of the hospital orderlies

  10. 500x345 mm map in blue of South West part of German East Africa

  11. 330x200mm map sector immediately south of Le Bassle Road January 1916

  12. 330x200mm map in blue with red markings left and right subsections Hullach Sector Loos Salient May 1916. Aid posts marked with red cross

  13. 330x200mm map Givenchy Sector July 1915

  14. 330x200mm map Sector to south of La Bassee Road next to Hohonzollern Redoubt January 1916. Aid posts marked with red cross

  15. 305x430 mm out line map in red Ludjenda River south to Nauew Hills April 1918 from captured German sketches

  16. folded 8600x355 mm map German East Africa Kilwa with large ink blot

  17. folded 770x860 mm Colour map German East Africa annoated "Kilwa armistace November 14". With small ink blots

  18. linen arm band with red cross

  19. publication "Le pays de France" 15 June 1916 obverse photograph of Gen Niuelle, reverse three cartoons in French. Inside map Le Front Occidental La Guerre Europeenne de 1914-1915-1916, and Le Front Russe La Guerre Europeenne de 1914-1915-1916

  20. book The Peace Conference Atlas. A series of maps to illustrate boundary and other questions under consideration at the Peace Coference 1919. Features 24 Colour maps printed both sides

  21. 780x1080 mm map of Auchy Lens dated 11 June 1915 with features marked in red and coordinates in black.

  22. 1060x7500 mm Colour map of La Guerreen Orient dated 1916

  23. 680x800 mm map of Europe showing democracies and Axis powers compiled by HEC Robinson Pty Limited

  24. 505x345 mm hand drawn map of the English Channel (Margate south to Hastings and Gravelines south to Boulogne)

  25. two sheets printed double sided Le fort de Douamount Ve De 1200 meters D'altitude le 19 May 1916 accompanied by small photograph from unidentified undated publication "A perspective of the battlefields from the top of Douaumont fort. Marked "Eus"

  26. news clipping L'Illustration dated 10 June 1916 pp 545-546 Les fosses Tragiques du fort de Vaux and reverse Headline "Nos amis D'Amerique. Comment se sont developpees aux etats-unis les Sympathies pour la France" and photograph of M Myron T Herrick

  27. news clipping The Times supplement 7 January 1916 Headline "Diary of the War" accompanied by maps "The defence of Salonika", "Battles in Alsace", "New Russian Campaign", "Campaigns of the middle east". Reverse Headline "The Times review of the war. The threatened invasion of Egypt" accopanied by maps centered on Turkey and the Sinai Peninsula. With smaller clippings of maps; "Wrecking the Rhine from the Air", "Jerusalem and Beersheba", "Calais, Dunkirk, Dieppe and Amiens", and "Austria"

  28. news clippings Land and Water dated 23 December 1915 pp 7-10 Headline "In the Mediterranean" by Arthur Pollen. Headline "The strategy of raids" Novara, San Giovanni, Yarmouth, Scarborough, Sir David Batty, HMS Fearless, HMS Arethusa, Commodore Goodenough. Headline "Submarines or destroyers?" Ancona. Headline "Inherent limitations". Headline "The sale of the German ships" Dacia. Headline "Suvla Bay and ANZAC". Headline "The position in Mesopotamia" by Sir Thomas Holdich. Headline "Turkish opposition"

  29. news clipping The Times dated 9 July 1919 pp 23-24 Headline "The London Gazette". Reverse "Gallant service in France. Sir D Haig's list of mentions" [Processing note "Newspaper used to wrap German map of Ndanda region"]

  30. The London Gazette ninth supplement pp 1507 - 1512, 28 January 1919 RAMC entry includes the following persons: Captain CR Howard, Major RE Humfrey, Captain T Madge, Captain EWL Sharp, Major T Semple, Cpl C Conquest 59709

  31. 36 page "Losses of HM Ships and auxillaries during the war from 4 August 1914 to 11 November 1918". HMS Pegasus sunk by Konigsberg off Zanzibar underlined

  32. The Bystander dated 24 March 1920 pp 739-876

  33. London Opinion dated 21 October 1916 pp 78 - 116

  34. Five Colour photographs cut from unidentified publication: "Tranchees de Noulette la fusee eclairante", "Le chemin de la tranchee un gue", "La cagna du commandant", "Dans le boyau du Bois Boche (Noulette Dec 1914", and "Ma tranchee a Noulette Dec 1914"

  35. four pieces, News clippings The Advertiser 6 July 1934 Headline "Plan of new federal divisions in SA", The Advertiser 11 September 1934 Headline "Where Boothby electors wil vote on Saturday", uncited undated Headline "Skeleton plan of Adelaide" and "Wakefield, Grey and Barker divisions"

  36. portion unidentified undated French newspaper

  37. Sierra Leone Weekly News dated 27 January 1917 Freetown,

  38. news clipping The Daily Mail dated 17 February 1915 pp 2-3. Two portions marked "I was at this battle" have been cut out

  39. roneoed copy "Hospital orders No 6 General Hospital"

  40. Brown envelope marked "B Sec West African Field Ambulance, accompanied by Secret correspondence re West African Field Ambulance composition dated 16 June 1917, nominal roll 20 August 1917, telegram 12 August 1917 porters and streacher bearers, telegram 13 September 1917 porters, correspondence Nyangao 22 October 1917 allocation of carriers, secret correspondence dated 12 August 1917 medical units to accompany 4th Nigerian Regiment, telegram Redhill 11 September 1917 departure, Field Medical Orders Ndanda 21 August 1917 join Nigerian Brigade at Mwiti, Return from hospitalisation 6 December 1917, telegram evacuees to stop at Makanya or Bangala, correspondence dated 2 January 1918 Nigerian Brigade to proceed to Mlama, telegram 8 February 1918 move to Schaedels, Field Order Port Amelia 30 April 1918 proceed to Meda Boma, telegram proceed to Kirange for duty, telegram on arrival take over hospital Kirange, telegram evacuation from Wantakole to Namund, correspondence dated 20 June 1918 report arrival Namund, telegram join Fitzcol earliest, B Section West African Field Ambulance list of strether bearers from SLCC "F" co sent to hospital at various times

  41. Deutsch ostafrikanische Gesellschaft

  42. one page typescript "Particulars of stretchers" with list of personnel on reverse

  43. long brown envelope marked "Anglo-Egyptian hospital statistics sanitation letter etc, Receipt for equipment" accompanied by report on copy of sanitation report dated 14 June 1917, receipt for equipment dated 1 August 1977, hospital admission and death statistics

  44. long hand list of African carriers, request for reference dated 8 February 1918, copy food and rations requisition proforma, copy reference for 10977 Sarsi dated 19 July 1918, copy reference for SL390 Pessima alias Alpha, carbon copy return "2nd NR Carriers with Btn HQ 6&8 at Chelezi camp 20 December 1917", copy return roll of personnel considered suitable for recommendation: Pte CS Conquest RAMC 59705, L/C Zadooki Bisiwo ANMC 590, Domingo West African dresser, Headman Shidilen Bearer Sarditramo SL138, kit inspection reports for Pte McDogull, Pte Baldwin, Pte Trost, Cpl Satton

  45. note book pages 66-69 comprising drawings for native constructed Officers Banda Mtama January 1918, and pages 78-80 comprising drawings for native constructed medical inspection banda Mtama January 1918 (see item 56 below for description)

  46. brown envelope marked "West Coast names etc, note book with Ng Brig, Dresers letter, Australian Aborigines picture", typescript "8th Battn Nigerian, sections 1-212" nominal roll, long hand list "B Section West African Field Ambulance Capt EC Black RAMC Commanding nominal roll of personnel for embarkation at Bandari 1 May 1918", typescript "Leaving Dar es Salaam 20 August 1917 B Section nominal roll"

  47. four pages accounting records relating to rations and movements

  48. blue envelope printed "Robert Schaefer Lindi, Deutsch Ostairika, with writing obscured by form pasted on top marked "Miscellaneous", accompanied by several sheets of ?paper wrapped in Juvo paper marked "Some German ? These were on our wash stand"

  49. long hand copy of information on qualifications form for The War Office, sent to GHQ East Africa. Personal details, training, appointments between 17 September 1914 and 4 August 1917. Accompanied by Certificate of Proficiency (437) in the use of Mine Rescue Apparatus dated 3 June 1916

  50. copies of correspondence and associated documentation for embarkation England to Australia 1919 - 1920. Accompanied by passenger list for SS Indarra with many names ticked

  51. Empty "DufayColour flat film box"

  52. British Museum set of 15 German medals of the Great War

  53. Souvenirs from France 1914 - 1915 including Christmas card from King George and Queen Mary, a Scottish Rifles sticker, copy of Battalion Orders relating to use of public baths dated 13 October 1915, business cards: Jelonire Storez (Café de Paris), Berthe Briche, Mrs H Phillips Marroom 13 August 1915, Miss Sadler Phillips, Dr Leon Bernard, leave pass for the United Kingdom 15 July 1915, temporary pass Bettuine 16 December 1914, brown envelope marked "Army wound tallies", two treatment tags, field medical card, punched transport ticket Nice

  54. buff Coloured 100x140 mm note book (1916-17 calendar inner cover). From front miscellaneous notes relating to African carriers and their loads, perhaps used for occasional notes of directions and orders. Orders 7 September 1917 at sea: Manasi, Utegere. From back - index for drugs in boxes, list of native carriers and stretcher bearers, list of RAMC personnel and inoculations given, lists of contents of carrier boxes content,

  55. black 80x140 mm note book with 1911 - 1912 calendar on inside covers, notes on cash conversion, list of place names and distance, list of officers in German HQ Portugese East Africa

  56. purple 105x165 mm note book "Private diary from leaving Chulezi Portugeese East Africa to Schaedels, near Lindi German East Africa, EC Black, OC B Section West African Field Ambulance, Nigerian Brigade, Linforce, East African Expeditionary Force German East Africa" daily entries dated 14 January to 5 March sparingly illustraded with hand drawings. Officers mentioned include: Captain Downes, Lloyd Jones B300, Captain Hetley 4NR, Ankylastomiasis, 3/150 CFA, Captain Walker, 30 January reference to banda plans (see item 45 above), Captain Spencer BCO, Major Varvill, General O'Grady, Captain Lindsay, Mingoyo, Lindi, Port Amelia, Silo, 52nd CCS, 5 March last entry

  57. black 115x180 mm note book marked on spine
    "Field Ambulance East Africa" December 1917 Mkula, Lugenda River, 28 December Chufezi, Shaedels, case notes for 10094 Jusu, 259 Morro, 10815 Bundu, 397 Alibo, 161 Gegloa, 274 Pessinid, 352 Maltia, 279 Josiah Pandau, 26 Fine Boy, several blank pages 20 April Mosquito notes on growth experiments on control, several blank page followed by notes on Streatchers, form of loads, medical equipment, Bandas, sanitation, cooking, RAMC equipment, native equipment, organisation generally, and office work- evacuations, list of drugs

Creator: Dr Eustace Couper Black
Control: AA 31/9/3
Date Range:  1914  -  1971
Quantity:      Some in plan cabinet, some in box 17A
Formats: Loose Notes
Series:  AA 31/09