118th Australian General Hospital
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | 118th Australian General Hospital |
| Where formed | Northam |
| Date formed | 1941 |
| Capacity | 1,000 beds |
| Locations | Northam and in late 1945 Rabaul, New Britain. |
General Information
Formed at Northam in July 1941, it was located in the town rather than at the Army camp. It was expanded to 800 beds in January 1942. With the decrease in troop numbers in Western Australia once the threat of invasion had passed, the unit left for NSW in March 1945. Here they assisted the 101st Australian General Hospital at Herne Bay (Riverwood NSW).
The 118th Australian General Hospital was redeployed to New Guinea, going first to Wewak, and then to Jacquinot Bay on New Britain. Withthe surrender of Japanese forces, the hospital moved to Rabual in September 1945.
Staff
- Alfred Henry Martin 25 Feb 1943 - 10 Apr 1944
- Winifred Frances Thompson 10 May - 6 Jun 1943
- Mary Evelyn Grace Hynes 26 Jan 1944 - 21 May 1945 - Driver
- Alan Gordon Buckingham 1945 on
- Mary Rose Foxlow Watkins 15 Mar 1943 - 4 Aug 1944
- Joan Lucien Collins 7 Jun 1943 - 17 Jun 1944
Patients
Northam
- Joseph Reginald Layton 12 - 19 Nov 1941
- Stephen Charles Southern 11 - 19 Jan 1942
- Frederick Arthur Nicholls 7 - 8 Apr 1942
- Arthur (George) Candish 4 Jun - 6 Jul 1942
- Claude Raymond Anderson 19 Oct 1942 - 3 Jun 1943
- Victor Henry Mead 18 Dec 1942 to 21 Jan 1943
- Winifred Frances Thompson 10 May - 6 Jun 1943*
- Mary Rose Foxlow Watkins 21 Jun - 19 Jul 1943 ; 4 - 9 Feb 1944 ; and 4 - 27 May 1944
- Herbert Harold White 7 Jul - 17 Sep 1944
- Miran Radovanovic 27 Jul - 13 Aug 1943 & 24 - 29 Sep 1943
- Norman Henry Napier Fowler 14 Sep - 4 Oct 1943
- Douglas John Elliott 26 Nov - 8 Dec 1943
- Leslie George Harden 21 - 28 Jan 1944
- Lancelot (Lance) William Cornell 28 Jan - 26 Feb 1944
- Keith Butcher 21 Mar - 29 Apr 1944
- George Gould Elworthy 24 Mar - 8 Jun 1944
- Ralph Godfrey 7 - 28 Apr 1944
- Bertie Alfred Holmes 29 Apr - 24 Jul 1944
- Maurice Weinbren 5 - 13 May 1944 & 1 Sep - 22 Nov 1944
- Joseph Slavko Marian 16 Jun - 16 Aug 1944
- George Gould Elworthy 6 - 10 Jul 1944