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==Brief History== | ==Brief History== | ||
| − | Mobilised at Ingleburn in December 1941, it was initially known as the '''2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station'''. In August 1942 they relocated to Ipswich in Queensland before the Light Section moved to Woodford in September. The rest of the unit followed in October and they collectively serviced the base troops in southern Queensland. In May 1943 they were renamed as 102nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station and in October the Light Section moved to Cape York where they established at Skull Creek to service | + | Mobilised at Ingleburn in December 1941, it was initially known as the '''2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station'''. In August 1942 they relocated to Ipswich in Queensland before the Light Section moved to Woodford in September. The rest of the unit followed in October and they collectively serviced the base troops in southern Queensland. In May 1943 they were renamed as 102nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station and in October the Light Section moved to Cape York where they established at Skull Creek to service units of the 4th Division. In December the rest of the unit joined them, but with the reduction in the number of troops in the Torres Strait area, they were withdrawn to Narellan (NSW) for rest and retraining. In May 1945 they absorbed the 25th Hospital Laundry Unit, and moved to Madang in new Guinea to relieve 111 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, remaining here until the wars conclusion. |
===Unit Personnel=== | ===Unit Personnel=== | ||
| − | * [[Mervyn James Rose]] | + | * [[Mervyn (Merv) James Rose]] 13 Mar - 11 Aug 1945 |
* [[Percival Norman (Percy) Buckingham]] 29 Dec 1945 - 10 Feb 1946 | * [[Percival Norman (Percy) Buckingham]] 29 Dec 1945 - 10 Feb 1946 | ||
===Patients=== | ===Patients=== | ||
| + | '''Skull Creek''' | ||
| + | * [[Joseph Logan]] 3 - 6 Jun 1943 & 21 Jul - 4 Aug 1943 | ||
* [[Harold Stanley Jenkins]] 2 -12 Sep 1944 | * [[Harold Stanley Jenkins]] 2 -12 Sep 1944 | ||
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| + | '''Madang, New Guinea''' | ||
| + | * [[Margaret Frances Saw]] 27 Dec 1945 - 15 Jan 1946 | ||
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===Individual Honours=== | ===Individual Honours=== | ||
* 2 x Mentioned in Despatches | * 2 x Mentioned in Despatches | ||
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[[Category:Militia Units ww2]] | [[Category:Militia Units ww2]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Hospitals]] | ||
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Brief History
Mobilised at Ingleburn in December 1941, it was initially known as the 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station. In August 1942 they relocated to Ipswich in Queensland before the Light Section moved to Woodford in September. The rest of the unit followed in October and they collectively serviced the base troops in southern Queensland. In May 1943 they were renamed as 102nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station and in October the Light Section moved to Cape York where they established at Skull Creek to service units of the 4th Division. In December the rest of the unit joined them, but with the reduction in the number of troops in the Torres Strait area, they were withdrawn to Narellan (NSW) for rest and retraining. In May 1945 they absorbed the 25th Hospital Laundry Unit, and moved to Madang in new Guinea to relieve 111 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, remaining here until the wars conclusion.
Unit Personnel
- Mervyn (Merv) James Rose 13 Mar - 11 Aug 1945
- Percival Norman (Percy) Buckingham 29 Dec 1945 - 10 Feb 1946
Patients
Skull Creek
- Joseph Logan 3 - 6 Jun 1943 & 21 Jul - 4 Aug 1943
- Harold Stanley Jenkins 2 -12 Sep 1944
Madang, New Guinea
- Margaret Frances Saw 27 Dec 1945 - 15 Jan 1946
Individual Honours
- 2 x Mentioned in Despatches
Notes