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| caption2      = Medic departing from Sydney (State Library of New South Wales FL1160526.jpg)
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| shipname = HMAT A7 Medic
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| shiptonnage = 11,985 tons
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| shiplength = 550 ft 2 in (167.69 m)
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==Remarks==
 
==Remarks==
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Built for the Oceanic Steam Navigation Co Ltd (White Star Line), and used on the UK to Sydney via Cape Town route.
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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 voyage involved carrying Victorian, Tasmanian and Western Australian troops to the Boer War.
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Capable of carrying 320 cabin class passengers.
 
  
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Her first return trip involved carrying Victorian, Tasmanian and Western Australian troops to the Boer War.
 
  
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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.
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Leased by the Commonwealth at the outset of WW1, she made six journeys from Australia as a troop ship, after which her management was transferred to he British Admiralty.  The ''Medic'' 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.
  
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==List of soldiers carried==
 
  
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==Fremantle to Alexandria 2 Nov 1914 - 3 Dec 1914==
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In 1928 she was renamed ''Hektoria'' by new owners A/S Hektor (N. Bugge), Tønsberg and converted to a whale factory ship by H. & C. Grayson, Liverpool Now 13,834 tons.  The ship was torpedoed and sunk by U-211 and U-608, on 11 Sep 1942, at 48.55N-33.38W, while on a voyage from Liverpool to New York, in ballast as part of Convoy ON 127.
  
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[[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]]
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==Soldiers carried==
  
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==Fremantle to Alexandria 9 Oct 1915 - ?? ==
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===Adelaide to Alexandria 20 October - 5 December 1914===
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Note: Embarked from Fremantle on 31 October 1914 and anchored for two days before sailing on 2 November 1914, which is the date that appears on original records.
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* † [[Alexander Barnett]]
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* [[Walter Bell Blair]]
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* [[James (Roy) Braidwood MM MID]]
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* [[Leonard Henry (Lennie) Buckingham MM]]
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* [[John James Lynes Chester]]
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* † [[Edward (Ted) Harry Darby]]
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* [[Frederick Fancote]]
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* [[Cecil Arthur Hill MM]]
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* [[Charles Richard Irvine MM & Bar]]
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* [[James Anthony Parker]]
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* [[Arthur Pilgrim]]
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* [[Henry John Robert Saint]]
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* [[Josiah James Skinner]]
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* [[William Stephens]]
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* † [[John Wesley Gladstone Turner]]
  
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[[Walter Raymond Farnham]] as a stowaway<br />
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===Fremantle to Alexandria 9 October 1915 - ?? ===
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*[[Walter Raymond Farnham]] as a stowaway
  
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==Fremantle to Alexandria 18 Jan 1916 - 16 Feb 1916==
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===Sydney to Alexandria 30 December 1915 - 16 February 1916===
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Embarked in Fremantle on 18 January
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* † [[Leonard Butcher]]
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* † [[Herbert Goodman]]
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* [[William John Howe]]
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* † [[John Richard Lewis]]
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* † [[Frederick Thornton Lindley]]
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* [[William Mathews]]
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* [[Aubrey Walter (Swazz) Mead]]
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* [[Charles Robert Merchant]]
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* [[Richard Edgar Riley]]
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* † [[Albert Edward John Walls]]
  
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[[Frederick Thornton Lindley]]<br />[[Richard Edgar Riley]]
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===Fremantle to Port Suez 31 March - 24 April 1916===
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*[[James Candish]]
  
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==Fremantle to Port Suez 31 Mar 1916 - 24 Apr 1916==
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===Melbourne to Plymouth 20 May - 18 July 1916===
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*[[Herbert Ernest Baldwin]]
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*[[Lennart Birger Wilander]]
  
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<br />[[James Candish]]
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===Sydney to Halifax 1 August - 21 September 1917===
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*[[Albert Bishop]]
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*[[Eugene Anthony Gillespie]]
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*[[Harold Percival Martin]]
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*[[Frank Myales]]
  
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==Sydney to Halifax 1 Aug 1917 - 21 Sep 1917==
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===England to Fremantle 24 August - 15 October 1918===
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*[[George Henry Martin MM MID]]
  
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[[Eugene Anthony Gillespie]]<br />[[Harold Percival Martin]]
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===England to Melbourne 10 April - 31 May 1919===
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*[[Leo Patrick Kane]]
  
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Return to Fremantle 24 Aug 1918 - 15 Oct 1918==
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===Bombay to Fremantle 1 - 22 December 1919===
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*[[Arthur Reginald Barrett]]
  
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[[George Henry Martin MM Mid]]
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===Other Voyages===
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* 2 June 1915 from Brisbane
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*  16 December 1916 from Melbourne
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* 1 August 1917 from Sydney
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*  2 November 1918 from Sydney
  
 
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Latest revision as of 19:01, 24 April 2024

HMAT A7 Medic
HMAT A7 Medic.jpg
HMAT A7 Medic 1.jpg
Medic departing from Sydney (State Library of New South Wales FL1160526.jpg)
History
Name HMAT A7 Medic
Owner White Star Line
Builder Harland & Wolff, Belfast
Yard number 323
Launched 15 Dec 1898
Completed 6 July 1899
Out of service 1927
In service 1928
Out of service 12 Sep 1942
Fate Sunk, 12 Sep 1942
General characteristics
Type Passenger / cargo vessel
Tonnage 11,985 tons
Length 550 ft 2 in (167.69 m)
Beam 63 ft 3 in (19.28 m)
Propulsion twin screw
Speed 14 knots (25.93 kph)
Capacity 320 passengers


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 voyage involved carrying Victorian, Tasmanian and Western Australian troops to the Boer War.


Leased by the Commonwealth at the outset of WW1, she made six journeys from Australia as a troop ship, after which her management was transferred to he British Admiralty. The Medic 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.


In 1928 she was renamed Hektoria by new owners A/S Hektor (N. Bugge), Tønsberg and converted to a whale factory ship by H. & C. Grayson, Liverpool Now 13,834 tons. The ship was torpedoed and sunk by U-211 and U-608, on 11 Sep 1942, at 48.55N-33.38W, while on a voyage from Liverpool to New York, in ballast as part of Convoy ON 127.

Soldiers carried

Adelaide to Alexandria 20 October - 5 December 1914

Note: Embarked from Fremantle on 31 October 1914 and anchored for two days before sailing on 2 November 1914, which is the date that appears on original records.

Fremantle to Alexandria 9 October 1915 - ??

Sydney to Alexandria 30 December 1915 - 16 February 1916

Embarked in Fremantle on 18 January

Fremantle to Port Suez 31 March - 24 April 1916

Melbourne to Plymouth 20 May - 18 July 1916

Sydney to Halifax 1 August - 21 September 1917

England to Fremantle 24 August - 15 October 1918

England to Melbourne 10 April - 31 May 1919

Bombay to Fremantle 1 - 22 December 1919

Other Voyages

  • 2 June 1915 from Brisbane
  • 16 December 1916 from Melbourne
  • 1 August 1917 from Sydney
  • 2 November 1918 from Sydney
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