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| − | Formed at Melville Camp in July 1942 to centralize the treatment of venereal disease in Western Australia. In February 1944 | + | Formed at Melville Camp in July 1942 to centralize the treatment of venereal disease in Western Australia. In February 1944 with the decrease in trioops in WA, it was reduced to 100 bed capacity, and in March 1945 it was disbanded. |
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*[[Geoffrey Gordon Benson]] 30 May 1944 - 12 Mar 1945 | *[[Geoffrey Gordon Benson]] 30 May 1944 - 12 Mar 1945 | ||
Revision as of 18:43, 29 September 2022
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Brief History
Formed at Melville Camp in July 1942 to centralize the treatment of venereal disease in Western Australia. In February 1944 with the decrease in trioops in WA, it was reduced to 100 bed capacity, and in March 1945 it was disbanded.
Staff members
- Geoffrey Gordon Benson 30 May 1944 - 12 Mar 1945
Patients
- Vernon Agustus Longman 8 - 21 Dec 1942
- Keith Butcher 4 - 15 Jan 1944
- Charles Kenneth Neilson 29 Feb - 13 Apr 1944 & 17 Feb - 20 May 1944
Notes
Content has come from The Unit Guide - Volume 4 - The Australian Army 1939-1945, page 4.110 - Graham R McKenzie-Smith - Big Sky Publishing - 2018