I am trying to research a certain Tom Green who served in the Boer war as 13110 Pte T Green, Royal Army Medical Corps and in WWI as 36540 Pte T Green, Manchester Regiment.
I have found his attestation papers for his Boer War service and his service papers for WWI.
In the Boer War he appears to have spent his time at the No. 5 General Hospital, Cape Town and his entry on the Queen's South Africa Medal Roll, under the RAMC, lists him with a number of men in the "Manchester Cos V M S Corps" which I think stands for "Manchester Companies Volunteer Medical Staff Corps."
However I have been unable to find out anything about this unit.
I note in Appendix 2 of "Amateur Soldiers. A History of Oldham's Volunteers and Territorials, 1859-1938" that in 1900 a section of men from the 6th Volunteer Battalion (Oldham), Manchester Regiment went to serve with the RAMC.
Tom Green appears to have been from Chorlton-Cum-Medlock, not Oldham, so did other Volunteer Battalions send men to the RAMC?
Can anyone give me any information on the Manch Cos V M S Corps or advise me where I might continue my search.
As always any information very gratefully received.
Thank you.
Bob B.