2/13th Australian Field Ambulance

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Brief History

Formed at Northam in November 1940, it eft for the Middle East in February 1941, via Bombay, arriving in Amiriya, Egypt in March. They moved to Ikingi Maryut near Alexandria and during the evacuation of Greece (April 1941) they operated an Advanced Dressing Station on the docks at Alexandria. They carried out a similar role in May to process casualties returning from Crete. In June they moved to Nazareth in Palestine to support he invasion of Vichy French Syria. During this time 'HQ Coy' moved to Deraa, Syria to establish a MDS while 'A' Company established a Corps Rest Station (CRS) at Ez Zib. Following the Armistice the unit moved to Bois De Bologne where they established a rest station, in addition to others at Dhour El Choueir and Riachi. Witht he start of teh Pacific War, the 1st Australian Corps was recalled to Australia, and the 2/23th Australian Field Ambulance left the Middle East in March 1942 for Fremantle via South Africa in May 1942.

Following a period of leave the unit reassembled in Adelaide during June before moving to Goodna in Queensland.