14th Australian General Hospital
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | 14th Australian General Hospital |
| Where formed | Melbourne |
| Date formed | 1916 |
| Locations |
Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt Port Said, Egypt |
General Information
The original staff departed Melbourne on 19 Aug 1916 for Egypt. They occupied Egyptian Army barracks at Abbassia on the outskirts of Cairo from August 1915 until 1919.
In addition to war casualties the hospital also treated men with a range of illnesses and diseases including malaria, dysentery and pneumonia during the campaigns in the Sinai and Palestine.
Staff
Five members of staff died while overseas, 3 of illness, 1 drowned, and 1 is listed as KIA 17 Mar 1919?
- Catherine Ann McGillivray 20 Jan - 9 Sep 1917
Individual Honours
- 1 Officer of the Order of the British Empire
- 2 Meritorious Service Medals
- 7 Mentioned in Despatches
Soldier Patients by date admitted
1916
- Edward James (Ted) Rouse 17 - 20 Oct 1916
- Catherine Ann McGillivray 22 Oct - 16 Nov 1916 (In Sister's Quarters)
- John Harold Rupert Smith 13 - 16 Nov 1916
- Sidney Tugby 27 Nov 1916 - 21 Feb 1917
1917
- William Henry Shade 9 - 21 Jan 1917
- William (George) Lyster 24 Mar - 26 Apr 1917
- Herbert Sherwood Marsh 10 Apr - 22 Aug 1917
- William Renfrey Thomas 29 Apr - 12 May 1917
- William John Martin (1278) 30 Apr - 11 May 1917
- Victor Henry Jones 23 - 29 Apr 1917
- Beverley John Liddelow 22 May - 15 Jun 1917
- Archibald Roland Bunney 1 Jun - 12 Jun 1917
- Edward Harris (Ted) Smith 15 Aug - 13 Sep 1917
- Walter Cattach 1 Sep 1917
- Harold Shepherd MID 27 Sep - ?? Oct 1917
- Catherine Ann McGillivray 8 - 9 Oct 1917
- Phillip Selwyn Allen 17 - 29 Oct 1917
- Edward James (Ted) Rouse 28 Oct 1917 - 15 Feb 1918
1918
- John Henry Hart 14 - 21 Jan 1918
- George Ezra Bunney 12 Feb - 12 Mar 1918
- James Smith Dean 19 Apr - 11 Jul 1918
- Henry Arthur Grinsell 15 May - 25 Jul 1918
- Gordon Percival White 26 May - 12 Jun 1918
- Frederick Charles Close 7 Jun - 30 Aug 1918
- William John Martin (1278) 25 Jun - 27 Jul 1918
- Edward Harris (Ted) Smith 11 Jul - 29 Aug 1918
- Clarence Roy Champion 30 Aug - 28 Sep 1918
- Frank Erle Waters 28 Oct - 23 Nov 1918
- Herbert Sherwood Marsh 12 Nov - 27 Dec 1918
1919
- John George (Jack) Keenan 19 Jan - 22 Mar 1919
- Leslie St Clair Ward 22 Jan - 7 Apr 1919
- William Plant 1 - 4 Mar 1919
- Albert Edgar Chuck 8 Mar - 18 Apr 1919
- John George (Jack) Keenan 8 - 19 Apr 1919
- Amos Roy (Roy) Smith 22 Apr - 25 May 1919
