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carolegif | 13:22 Wed 14th Nov 2012 | Genealogy
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My great uncle, Robert Goodlass died on 17.04.1917. He was injured on the 13th. His injury on his medical records give G.S.W. (gun shot wound) to the head, but on his casualty form it says C.C.S. shrapnel. What is C.C?S?

He is buried in Etaples cemetery.

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"cardiac conduction system" maybe?
13:27 Wed 14th Nov 2012
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I was thinking more 'Cerebral' being a head wound, but Shrapnel often damaged the Central Nervous System so another possibility.
13:30 Wed 14th Nov 2012
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In the first WW, CCS was an abbreviation for Casualty Clearing Station.
13:30 Wed 14th Nov 2012
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I've no idea but the job of a CCS nurse in WWI was to remove shrapnel..
13:31 Wed 14th Nov 2012
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Perhaps they found a bullet and shrapnel. He could have been a bit of a mess. He was a stretcher bearer in the medical corps so he would have been standing when hit.
15:24 Wed 14th Nov 2012

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