Jockey connections in Royal Army Medical Corps

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.