4th Australian Camp Hospital

Brief History

A Camp dressing Station had been established at Redbank, Queensland in June 1940 with 90 beds, manned by whichever medical group was at that time in the camp. In August 1941 2 Camp Hospital Northern Command was formed and took over the running of the hospital. In September 1941 their name changed to Camp Hospital Redbank. In June 1942 all camp hospitals were reorganized, with their name now 4th Australian Camp Hospital They then moved to the Brisbane Exhibition Grounds in October 1944 where they remained for the rest of the war.

Patients

• Robert Henry Fletcher 4 - 10 December 1943
• Clarence Malarkey 19 Feb - 20 Feb 1944
• William Mathew Tchan 11 & 12 Sep 1944
• Charles Kenneth Neilson 23 - 29 Apr 1945

Notes

Content has come from The Unit Guide - Volume 4 - The Australian Army 1939-1945, pages 4.126 & 4.127 - Graham R McKenzie-Smith - Big Sky Publishing - 2018