Difference between revisions of "HMAT A7 Medic"
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Leased by the Commonwealth until 26 Oct 1917, she was a participant in the 1st convoy from Albany to Egypt. On her return to Australia she was converted at Cockatoo Island Drydock to transport 531 troops and 500 horses. | Leased by the Commonwealth until 26 Oct 1917, she was a participant in the 1st convoy from Albany to Egypt. On her return to Australia she was converted at Cockatoo Island Drydock to transport 531 troops and 500 horses. | ||
| − | ==List of | + | ==List of Soldiers carried== |
| − | ==Fremantle to Alexandria 2 | + | ==Fremantle to Alexandria 2 November - 3 December 1914== |
[[James (Roy) Braidwood MM MID]]<br />[[Leonard Henry (Lennie) Buckingham MM]]<br />[[Frederick Fancote]]<br />[[Charles Richard Irvine MM & Bar]]<br />[[William Stephens]]<br />[[John Wesley Gladstone Turner]] | [[James (Roy) Braidwood MM MID]]<br />[[Leonard Henry (Lennie) Buckingham MM]]<br />[[Frederick Fancote]]<br />[[Charles Richard Irvine MM & Bar]]<br />[[William Stephens]]<br />[[John Wesley Gladstone Turner]] | ||
| − | ==Fremantle to Alexandria 9 | + | ==Fremantle to Alexandria 9 October 1915 - ?? == |
[[Walter Raymond Farnham]] as a stowaway<br /> | [[Walter Raymond Farnham]] as a stowaway<br /> | ||
| − | ==Fremantle to Alexandria 18 | + | ==Fremantle to Alexandria 18 January - 16 February 1916== |
[[Frederick Thornton Lindley]]<br />[[Richard Edgar Riley]] | [[Frederick Thornton Lindley]]<br />[[Richard Edgar Riley]] | ||
| − | ==Fremantle to Port Suez 31 | + | ==Fremantle to Port Suez 31 March - 24 April 1916== |
[[James Candish]] | [[James Candish]] | ||
| − | ==Sydney to Halifax 1 | + | ==Sydney to Halifax 1 August - 21 September 1917== |
[[Eugene Anthony Gillespie]]<br />[[Harold Percival Martin]] | [[Eugene Anthony Gillespie]]<br />[[Harold Percival Martin]] | ||
| − | ==Return to Fremantle 24 | + | ==Return to Fremantle 24 August - 15 October 1918== |
[[George Henry Martin MM Mid]] | [[George Henry Martin MM Mid]] | ||
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
Revision as of 00:34, 25 April 2017
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| History | |
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| Name | HMAT A7 Medic |
| Builder/Built | 1899 Harland & Wolff,Belfast |
| Type | Passenger / cargo vessel (twin screw) |
| Displacement | 11,985 tons |
| Speed | 14 knots |
Contents
- 1 Remarks
- 2 List of Soldiers carried
- 3 Fremantle to Alexandria 2 November - 3 December 1914
- 4 Fremantle to Alexandria 9 October 1915 - ??
- 5 Fremantle to Alexandria 18 January - 16 February 1916
- 6 Fremantle to Port Suez 31 March - 24 April 1916
- 7 Sydney to Halifax 1 August - 21 September 1917
- 8 Return to Fremantle 24 August - 15 October 1918
Remarks
Built for the Oceanic Steam Navigation Co Ltd (White Star Line), and used on the UK to Sydney via Cape Town route. Capable of carrying 320 cabin class passengers.
Her first return trip involved carrying Victorian, Tasmanian and Western Australian troops to the Boer War.
Leased by the Commonwealth until 26 Oct 1917, she was a participant in the 1st convoy from Albany to Egypt. On her return to Australia she was converted at Cockatoo Island Drydock to transport 531 troops and 500 horses.
List of Soldiers carried
Fremantle to Alexandria 2 November - 3 December 1914
James (Roy) Braidwood MM MID
Leonard Henry (Lennie) Buckingham MM
Frederick Fancote
Charles Richard Irvine MM & Bar
William Stephens
John Wesley Gladstone Turner
Fremantle to Alexandria 9 October 1915 - ??
Walter Raymond Farnham as a stowaway
Fremantle to Alexandria 18 January - 16 February 1916
Frederick Thornton Lindley
Richard Edgar Riley
Fremantle to Port Suez 31 March - 24 April 1916
Sydney to Halifax 1 August - 21 September 1917
Eugene Anthony Gillespie
Harold Percival Martin