Difference between revisions of "6th Field Ambulance"
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* [[John Esperance Blair]] 29 Aug 1918 | * [[John Esperance Blair]] 29 Aug 1918 | ||
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Revision as of 23:47, 26 February 2021
 2 Nov 1915. 6th Field Ambulance hospital at Brighton Beach, Gallipoli AWM P00176.011 | |
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Brief History
The 6th Field Ambulance was the Field Ambulance Company of the 6th Brigade, which was based on the 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 24th Battalions. The 6th Field Ambulance deployed to Gallipoli with the rest of the Division in August 1915, and then to France in 1916.
Fifty Five men died while posted to this unit.
Patients
- † Thomas William Kerry 26 Jan - 14 Mar 1917
- John Edward Thomson 26 Sep 1917
- John Edward Thomson 8 Aug 1918
- John Esperance Blair 29 Aug 1918
- Dugald Thomas Main 30 Aug 1918
Individual Honours
- 1 x Distinguished Service Order
- 3 x Military Cross
- 2 x Distinguished Conduct Medal
- 45 x Military medal
- 4 x Bar to Military Medal
- 6 x Meritorious Service Medal
- 9 x Mentioned in Despatches
- 1 x Romanian Medaille Barbatie si Credinta, Third Class
Notes