Territorial Army Field Hospitals
The Territorial Army was formed on the 1 April 1908 (though known as the Territorial Force until 1921) and included members of the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserves, the QAIMNS(R). They were also named the Territorial Army Nursing Service (TANS).
When the QAs became a corps in 1949 members were transferred to the Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps (QARANC) and retained their TA status, ranks and conditions.
Before 1921 the TA was known as the Territorial Force (TF) and nursing members were known as the Territorial Force Nursing Service. The TFNS were formed in 1908 after the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 was passed.
The Territorial Force to Territorial Army change date was 1 October 1921.
In 2014 the Territorial Army became the Army Reserve.
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One thing all services have had in common is that they brought a wealth of nursing experience and worked alongside regular army nursing and medical staff. Army Reserve (AR) nurses continue to work alongside regulars and bring an abundance of nursing and medical knowledge from civilian practice and military training. Many AR nurses are former regular QAs who still want to be involved with the army whilst others are civilian nurses who wish to contribute to the armed forces whilst continuing their regular jobs. All form an important part in modern day military nursing and are deployed throughout the world with the regular army in locations like Serbia, Bosnia, Iraq, the Gulf and Afghanistan. As well as individual postings to field hospitals some AR units deploy at times of conflict.
List of UK Army Reserve Field Hospitals and AR Field Ambulances:
The British Army Medical Services have active Army Reserve Hospitals that are mobilised throughout the World in places such as Iraq, The Gulf and Afghanistan.
Beside each AR field hospital or AR field ambulance is the recruiting area and Headquarters location:
201 Northern Field Hospital
Newcastle upon Tyne, Newton Aycliffe and Stockton-on-Tees. HQ - Newcastle, England.
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202 Field Hospital
Stoke on Trent, Birmingham, Oxford and Shrewsbury. HQ - Birmingham.
203 Field Hospital
Abergavenny, Cardiff and Swansea. HQ - Cardiff, Wales. The work of 203 Field Hospital whilst at Afghanistan was shown in the TV programme Doctors and Nurses at War.
204 (NI) Field Hospital (V)
Armagh, Ballymena, Belfast and Newtonards. HQ - Belfast, Northern Ireland.
205 Field Hospital
Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow. HQ - Glasgow, Scotland.
207 Field Hospital
Blackburn, Bury and Stockport. HQ - Manchester.
208 Field Hospital
Liverpool, Ellesmere and Lancaster. HQ - Liverpool.
212 Field Hospital
Sheffield, Bradford, Nottingham and Leeds. HQ - Sheffield.
243 Field Hospital
Keynsham, Exeter, Plymouth and Portsmouth. HQ - Keynsham.
256 Field Hospital
Walworth, Hammersmith, Kingston, Bow. HQ - London
306 Specialist Field Hospital
HQ - York.
335 Medical Evacuation Regiment
335 Medical Evacuation Regiment (335 MER) are a specialist unit similar to 306 Hospital Support Regiment and their HQ is also in York. This new unit was formed in 2005 from the old Ambulance Train Squadron.
253 Field Ambulance
HQ - Belfast.
254 Field Ambulance
HQ - Cambridge.
152 Ambulance Regiment
Londonderry, Belfast and Bridgend. HQ - Belfast.
C (144) Parachute Medical Squadron
HQ - London.
B (220) Medical Squadron
HQ - Maidstone.
B (250) Medical Squadron
HQ - Hull.
B (225) Medical Squadron
HQ - Dundee.
C (251) Medical Squadron
HQ - Sunderland.
HQ Army Medical Service AR
HQ - York.
See also the TA Territorial Army Ready and Waiting to use your skills in the Army Medical Services poster.
A more detailed history of the Army Field Hospitals can be read on the Friends of Millbank website.
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