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| name          = HMAT A62 Wandilla
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| caption        =  Men of the 3rd Pioneer Battalion at Port Melbourne destined for the Western Front. 6 Jun 1916. (AWM PB1150)
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| shipname = HMAT A62 Wandilla
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| shipowner = Adelaide Steamship Company
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| shipbuilder = William Beardmore & Co, Glasgow
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| shipyardnumber = 506
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| shiplaunched = 25 May 1912
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| shipcompleted = 6 Oct 1912
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| shipfate = Sunk by British aircraft
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| shiptype = passenger / cargo
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| shiptonnage = 7,785 tons
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| shiplength = 411.25 ft (125.35m)
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| shipbeam = 56.5 ft (17.22m)
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| shipdepth = 34.1 ft (10.39m)
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| shippropulsion = twin screw
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| shipspeed = 14.5 knots (26.85kph)
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==Remarks==
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Built for the Adelaide Steamship Company and used on the Fremantle to Sydney run until acquired for military service.
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The ship was initially used as a troop transport under the designation His Majesty's Australian Transport (HMAT) Wandilla, and on two round journeys delivered Australian soldiers to and from Egypt. Made one journey to England as a troop ship, before in July 1916, the vessel was converted into a hospital ship. While serving as a hospital ship, she was torpedoed by a U-boat in February 1918, although the torpedo failed to explode. Wandilla was manned by Australian officers and during part of her service, Australian crews.
  
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After the war she was sold in 1921 to Bermuda & West Indies SS Company (1921–1935), and then Lloyd Triestino (1935–1940), and in 1940 as the ''SS Arno'' she was used by the Italian government as a hospital ship again. The Arno was sunk by aerial torpedoes from the Royal Air Force on 10 September 1942, about 40 miles (64 km) north-east of Ras el Tin, near Tobruk. It has been claimed by the British that a German radio message decoded on 31 August 1942 showed that the ship was being used to carry supplies to Benghazi in violation of the Hague Convention, making it a justified attack. Others have called the sinking of the hospital ship a war crime that was not investigated following the end of the war.
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==Medical Staff==
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===Port Suez to Fremantle 18 December 1915 - 14 January 1916===
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* [[Francis William Singleton]]
  
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==Soldiers carried==
  
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==Remarks==
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===Melbourne to Port Suez 17 June - 18 July 1915===
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Built for the Adelaide Steamship Company and used on the Fremantle to Sydney run until acquired for military service.
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Embarked in Fremantle on 25 June
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The ship was initially used as a troop transport under the designation His Majesty's Australian Transport (HMAT) Wandilla, and delivered Australian soldiers to Europe. In July 1916, the vessel was converted into a hospital ship. While serving as a hospital ship, she was torpedoed by a U-boat in February 1918, although the torpedo failed to explode. Wandilla was manned by Australian officers and during part of her service, Australian crews.
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* [[Frederick Douglas Atlee Bowra]]
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* † [[Stanley Joseph Callow Champion]]
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* [[George Weston Firns]]
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* [[Alice Maud Martin]]
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* [[Euphemia Weir Huntley Scott]]
  
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After the war she was sold in 1921 to a series of owners, and as the SS Arno she was used by the Italian government as a hospital ship again.  However, she was sunk by British aircraft on 10 Sep 1942. 
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===Melbourne to Port Suez 9 November - 6 December 1915===
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*[[John Edward Thomson]]
  
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It has been claimed by the British that a German radio message decoded on 31 August 1942 showed that the ship was being used to carry supplies to Benghazi in violation of the Hague Convention, making it a justified attack, while others have called the sinking of the hospital ship a war crime that was not investigated following the end of the war.
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===Port Suez to Fremantle 13 December 1915 - 14 January 1916===
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*[[Vernon Claude Witney]]
  
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==List of soldiers carried==
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===Melbourne to Plymouth 6 June 1916 - 26 July 1916===
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*[[Alfred Ernest Andrews]]  see photo above
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*[[Clarence Henry Batt]] see photo above
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*[[Ernest Albert Batt]] see photo above
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*[[John Aubrey Nunn MC]] see photo above
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*[[Michael Dennis O'Rourke]]
  
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==Fremantle to Port Suez 25 Jun 1915 - 18 Jul 1915==
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===West Beirut to Alexandria 30 November - 1 December 1918===
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[[Stanley Joseph Callow Champion]]<br />[[Alice Maud Martin]]<br >[[Euphemia Weir Huntley Scott]]
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*[[John Henry Hart]]
  
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===Other Voyages===
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* 31 January 1916 from Brisbane & 3 February 1916 from Sydney
  
 
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Latest revision as of 15:54, 12 October 2021

HMAT A62 Wandilla
HMAT A62 Wandilla at Port Melbourne.jpg
Men of the 3rd Pioneer Battalion at Port Melbourne destined for the Western Front. 6 Jun 1916. (AWM PB1150)
HMAT A62 Wandilla.jpg
History
Name HMAT A62 Wandilla
Owner Adelaide Steamship Company
Builder William Beardmore & Co, Glasgow
Yard number 506
Launched 25 May 1912
Completed 6 Oct 1912
Fate Sunk by British aircraft
General characteristics
Type passenger / cargo
Tonnage 7,785 tons
Length 411.25 ft (125.35m)
Beam 56.5 ft (17.22m)
Depth 34.1 ft (10.39m)
Propulsion twin screw
Speed 14.5 knots (26.85kph)



Remarks

Built for the Adelaide Steamship Company and used on the Fremantle to Sydney run until acquired for military service.


The ship was initially used as a troop transport under the designation His Majesty's Australian Transport (HMAT) Wandilla, and on two round journeys delivered Australian soldiers to and from Egypt. Made one journey to England as a troop ship, before in July 1916, the vessel was converted into a hospital ship. While serving as a hospital ship, she was torpedoed by a U-boat in February 1918, although the torpedo failed to explode. Wandilla was manned by Australian officers and during part of her service, Australian crews.


After the war she was sold in 1921 to Bermuda & West Indies SS Company (1921–1935), and then Lloyd Triestino (1935–1940), and in 1940 as the SS Arno she was used by the Italian government as a hospital ship again. The Arno was sunk by aerial torpedoes from the Royal Air Force on 10 September 1942, about 40 miles (64 km) north-east of Ras el Tin, near Tobruk. It has been claimed by the British that a German radio message decoded on 31 August 1942 showed that the ship was being used to carry supplies to Benghazi in violation of the Hague Convention, making it a justified attack. Others have called the sinking of the hospital ship a war crime that was not investigated following the end of the war.

Medical Staff

Port Suez to Fremantle 18 December 1915 - 14 January 1916


Soldiers carried

Melbourne to Port Suez 17 June - 18 July 1915

Embarked in Fremantle on 25 June

Melbourne to Port Suez 9 November - 6 December 1915

Port Suez to Fremantle 13 December 1915 - 14 January 1916

Melbourne to Plymouth 6 June 1916 - 26 July 1916

West Beirut to Alexandria 30 November - 1 December 1918

Other Voyages

  • 31 January 1916 from Brisbane & 3 February 1916 from Sydney
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