75th Australian Camp Hospital
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | 75th Australian Camp Hospital |
| Where formed | Claremont, Western Australia |
| Date formed | 1939 |
| Locations | Claremont Mental Hospital, Exmouth |
General Information
The 75th Australian Camp Hospital was raised at Claremont in November 1942 with 60 beds and several sections able to be detached to provide RAP level services to isolated units. The military took over a section of the Claremont Mental Hospital, a section known then as either "Davies Road Annex", "Davies Road Service Block" or "Military Block". In March 1943 a Section of the hospital was detached to Exmouth, and in June other sections were located at Fremantle, Garden Island and Guildford. The Fremantle Section moved to Merredin in July, and in August to Nungarin. By September 1943 the various locations were managing a total of 120 beds, including a section at the Marrinup POW camp. Unit Headquarters moved from Claremont to Karrakatta in January 1944 and then to Fremantle in June 1945.
Post war the Mental Health Service resumed control of the facility and used it to accommodate ex-servicemen with psychiatric disorders. Lemnos Hospital in Shenton park was also used for ex-service personnel.
Staff
- Charles Armstrong Hanbury 6 Nov 1943 - 20 Nov 1944
- William Frederick Hanbury 16 Feb - 20 Mar 1944
- Mary Evelyn Grace Hynes 26 Jun - 10 Oct 1945 - Driver
Patients
Guildford Detachment
- Joseph Reginald Layton 8 - 10 Nov 1941
- George Gould Elworthy 6 - 24 Mar 1944
Claremont
- Frederick Phillipson 26 - 30 May 1941
- Arthur John Saw 6 Jul - 2 Aug 1943
- Miran Radovanovic 25 - 26 Jul 1943
- Bortolomeo (Bortolo) Flematti 3 - 7 Dec 1943
- Ernest Woolhead 12 - 21 Apr 1944
- John Milenko Marian 9 - 12 Dec 1944
- James David Watts 2 - 7 Jan 1945
- Stanley Hubert Hancock 11 - 25 Aug 1945
- Alfred Edward James Tresidder 9 - 22 Oct 1945
- Thomas Donald Neilson 17 - 23 Oct 1945
Nungarin
- Wanda Dawne Sullivan 14 - 21 Jul 1944 & 7 - 14 Nov 1944 & 28 Feb - 6 Mar 1945 & 8 Nov - 7 Dec 1945
- Shirley Craddon 30 Apr - 6 May 1945 & 12 - 16 May 1945
- Frederick Joseph Humphrey 19 Sep 1945