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| + | The unit formed at Redbank in Brisbane before boarding [[SS Canberra]] in Brisbane for Port Moresby, arriving there on 17 Mar 1942. A Red Cross convalescent home at Rouna became the 113th Convalescent Depot. | ||
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| + | Two members of staff died, both of illness. | ||
==Honours and Awards== | ==Honours and Awards== | ||
Revision as of 23:58, 30 June 2020
 CO's hut at Morotai May 1945 AWM photo I09331 | |
 Library at Kotaki, PNG AWM Photo 07154 by MB Rogers | |
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| Name | 113th Australian Convalescent Depot |
| Where formed | Brisbane |
| Locations | Redbank 1942, Port Moresby, Kiogi Valley PNG, Sogeri Valley PNG, Morotai 1945 |
General Information
The unit formed at Redbank in Brisbane before boarding SS Canberra in Brisbane for Port Moresby, arriving there on 17 Mar 1942. A Red Cross convalescent home at Rouna became the 113th Convalescent Depot.
Two members of staff died, both of illness.
Honours and Awards
The long term CO of the unit was Mentioned in Despatches twice as was Captain AE Fittock. Two members of staff died, both of illness.