113th Australian Convalescent Depot

CO's hut at Morotai May 1945 AWM photo I09331
Library at Kotaki, PNG AWM Photo 07154 by MB Rogers
History
Name	113th Australian Convalescent Depot
Where formed	Brisbane
Locations	Redbank 1942, Port Moresby, Sogeri Valley PNG, Morotai 1945

General Information

The unit formed at Redbank in Brisbane before boarding SS Canberra in Brisbane for Port Moresby, arriving there on 17 Mar 1942. A Red Cross convalescent home at Rouna became the 113th Convalescent Depot. In September 1943 the Convalescent Depot had moved to the Sogeri Valley, mid way between Port Moresby and Owen's Corner. Many of its occupants were recovering from scrub typhus, which had only an 89% survival rate. It moved to Morotai during 1945 to service those men in Borneo and the returning POWs.

Two members of staff died, both of illness.

Colour Patch for 113th Australian Convalescent Depot

Patients

Sogeri Valley PNG

• Jack Bell 6-27 Oct 1943

• Ronald Gwynne 11 Dec 1943 - 10 Jan 1944

Morotai Dutch East Indies

• David Deverell 2 - 28 Jul 1945

Honours and Awards

The long term CO of the unit was Mentioned in Despatches twice as was Captain AE Fittock. Two members of staff died, both of illness.