Jockey connections in Royal Army Medical Corps

Title in English
A jockey in the Royal Army Medical Corps

Description
My father Gilbert Wall was born in Hartlebury, Worcestershire, in 1890. He was one of 16 children and his family was involved in horse racing. Gilbert was a jockey, as were his brothers Bob, James and Charles. James was a jockey for the Kaiser before the war, and Charles a trainer in France. Gilbert wanted to be a vet, but was placed with the Royal Army Medical Corps. A photo here shows the hospital staff in 1917. Gilbert's notebook shows a day by day account of his involvement in the war, including the day he saw the King. After the war on February 4,1923 he had a fall from a horse called “Plumardo” and sustained a fracture to skull. After this hard hats became compulsory for jockeys. Gilbert also ran the Hinds Head Pub in Lambourn. He died in 1956 aged 66.

Summary description of items
Small notebook from Gilbert Wall with daily account of his movements and a record of seeing the King. Photograph of the nurses and doctors - Gilbert is 14th from right second row down.

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ID
19896
Source
http://europeana1914-1918.eu/...
Number of items
23
Person
Gilbert Wall
Origin date
1917 – 1956
Language
English
Keywords
Medical, Remembrance
Front
Western Front
Location
Chichester Hospital Training School and throughout France
Contributor
Gilbert Wall
License
http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Collection day
WA01