75th Australian Camp Hospital
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History | |
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Name | 75th Australian Camp Hospital |
Where formed | Claremont, Western Australia |
Date formed | 1939 |
Locations | Claremont Mental Hospital, Exmouth |
General Information
During WW2 the military took over a section of the Claremont Mental Hospital, a section known then as "Davies Road Annex", "Davies Road Service Block" or "Military Block". Post war the Mental Health Service resumed control of the facility and used it to accommodate ex-servicemen with psychiatric disorders.
Lemnos Hospital in Shenton park was also used for ex-service personnel. During 1943 a Section of the 75th Australian Camp Hospital was located at Exmouth.
Staff
Patients
Guildford Detachment
- Joseph Reginald Layton 8 - 10 Nov 1941
Claremont
- Arthur John Saw 6 Jul - 2 Aug 1943
- Stanley Hubert Hancock 11 - 25 Aug 1945
- Thomas Donald Neilson 11 - 23 Oct 1945
Northam
- Frederick Joseph Humphrey 19 Sep 1945