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History | |
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Name | 1st Australian Stationary Hospital |
Where formed | South Australia |
Date formed | Aug 1914 |
Locations |
Gallipoli and Lemnos Island Egypt (Suez Canal) Dartford, England as the 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital |
General Information
Formed in Adelaide, it departed Australia aboard HMAT A55 Kyarra for Egypt in Nov 1914. During the Gallipoli campaign it was based on Lemnos Island. Four male staff were Killed in Action or Died from their wounds on Gallipoli in early December.
With the completion of the Gallipoli campaign the hospital relocated to Egypt to service troops guarding the Suez Canal.
Renamed as 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital on 9 Oct 1916, and relocated to England where it was located at Dartford.
Staff
Initial staff and nurses provided from South Australia. On 3 Dec 1915 two male members of this unit were killed in action and two others received wounds that led to their deaths the next day.
Patients
- William Buck Sep - Nov 1915