101st Australian General Hospital
From Our Contribution
 General view of the Katherine Hospital taken from the water tower stand. | |
 Interior of one of the wards | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | 101st Australian General Hospital |
| Where formed | Woodside, South Australia |
| Date formed | November 1941 |
| Locations | Katherine, Northern territory 16 Aug 1943 until 30 Nov 1944. |
General Information
Formed at Woodside in South Australia during November 1941, in July 1942 they moved to Northfield. The hospital next moved to Katherine in September 1943 to relieve the 121st AGH. They also assumed duties for servicing the Hospital train from the 119th AGH. With declining troop numbers in the Northern Territory the hospital was taken overby 74th Camp Hospital in December 1944 and the 101st Australian General Hospital moved to Herne Bay (Riverwood) iin New South Wales. They remained there until the end of the war.
Staff
- Mervyn (Merv) James Rose 29 Jan - 12 Mar 1945
Patients
Katherine
- Keith James Buckingham 29 Mar - 12 Apr 1943
- Cecil Sydney Fahey 22 - 29 Oct 1943
- Leslie James Barr Donald 25 Oct - 19 Nov 1943
- James Sydney Truscott 8 Apr - 6 Jun 1944
- Arthur McVeigh 4 - 20 Nov 1944