13th Field Ambulance

Stretcher bearers of the 13th Field Ambulance resting at a dressing station on Westhoek Ridge AWM photo EO2055

13th Australian Field Ambulance advanced dressing station with a soldier being operated on. AWM EO2375

Brief History

The 13th Field Ambulance was nominally aligned to the 13th Brigade of the 4th Division, but were effectively under command of the Division Headquarters.

Thirty Three men died while posted to this unit.

Unit Personnel

• Jesse Thomas Manser 25 May - 9 Aug 1917

Patients

Egypt

• Charles Frederick McKay April 1916
• Thomas Allan Bottrell 12 - 19 May 1916

France 1916

• Frederick Selkirk 3 Jul 1916
• † Frank Ernest Cousens 8 Aug 1916
• Arthur Edward Bingham 14 Oct 1916

1917

• John Alexander Spilsbury 29 - 30 Jan 1917
• Albert John Egan MID 31 Jan - 1 Feb 1917
• † Ernest Charles Thomas 15 - 21 Mar 1917
• † Joseph Scott 20 Mar - 3 Apr 1917
• † William Paul (Layton) Walton 2 - 3 Apr 1917
• Arthur Edward Bingham 10 - 11 Apr 1917
• William Thomas Saw 11 - 12 Apr 1917
• † Reuben Arnold MM 13 - 24 Apr 1917
• Frank Halliday 21 Apr 1917
• George Edward Binns 8 - 9 May 1917 & 4 Sep 1917
• William Rawlinson 23 - 29 May 1917
• Leonard George Morgan 15 - 27 Jun 1917
• † Arthur Thomas Feast 12 Jul 1917
• † Albert Victor Berry 14 - 15 Jul 1917 & 13 Dec 1917 - 22 Feb 1918
• Herbert James Reed 16 Jul 1917
• Leith John Newton Angelo 8 Aug 1917
• Edward Patrick Barker 21 Sep 1917
• Henry (Harry) Butcher 15 Nov 1917

1918

• Aubrey Walter (Swazz) Mead 2 - 3 Feb 1918
• Alfred Arthur Martin 2-4 Feb 1918
• Jack Hayden Gibson 28 - 29 Mar 1918
• Victor Norman Chandler MM 15 May 1918
• William Allan Bovell 16 - 19 May 1918
• Harry Simpson Francis 4 Jul 1918
• † Stephen Hubert Christian (Hughie) Wallace 4 Jul 1918
• Frederick James Allison MM 8 - 12 Aug 1918
• Albert Tom Milton 8 Aug 1918
• Hubert Maitland Armstrong MM 15 Oct 1918
• Ellis Henry Hill 6 Nov 1918
• Charles Maul Glover 8 Nov 1918
• Leonard George Morgan 4 Dec 1918

1919

• John George (Jack) Ray 27 Jan - 7 Feb 1919

Individual Honours

% x Distinguished Service Order

• 6 x Military Cross
• 1 x Bar to Military Cross
• 1 x Distinguished Conduct Medal
• 55 x Military Medals
• 5 x Meritorious Service Medal
• 12 x Mentioned in Despatches
• 1 x Serbian Silver Obilich Medal for Bravery