List of Australian Army medical units in World War I

The following is a list of Australian Army medical units in World War I.

Australian Field Dressing Station during the Battle of Messines, 7 June 1917

Field Ambulance

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Australian Imperial Force field ambulance personnel, 1916

6th Division

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(Only partially formed, and was disbanded prior to completion of assembly.)

Camel Field Ambulance

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Casualty Clearing Station

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Stationary Hospital

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Infectious Diseases Hospital

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Australian Flying Corps Hospital

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Australian General Hospital

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  • 1st Australian General Hospital (Queensland) – Heliopolis, Egypt January 1915 to March 1916; Rouen, France to 1918; then Sutton Veny, England[1]
  • 2nd Australian General Hospital (New South Wales) was in Cairo in 1915.[2]
  • 3rd Australian General Hospital (New South Wales) - Mudros, Greece July 1915 to January 1916; Abbassia, Egypt to October 1916; Abbeville, France from May 1917 until end of war[3]
  • 4th Australian General Hospital (New South Wales)
  • 5th Australian General Hospital (Victoria)
  • 6th Australian General Hospital (Queensland)
  • 7th Australian General Hospital (South Australia)
  • 8th Australian General Hospital (Western Australia)
  • 9th Australian General Hospital (Tasmania)
  • 10th Australian General Hospital
  • 11th Australian General Hospital (Victoria)
  • 12th Australian General Hospital (Tasmania)
  • 13th Australian General Hospital (Queensland)
  • 14th Australian General Hospital
  • 15th Australian General Hospital (South Australia)
  • 16th Australian General Hospital (Victoria)
  • 17th Australian General Hospital (Queensland)

Australian Auxiliary Hospitals

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Sanitary Sections

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Special Medical Units

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Convalescent and Command Depots

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Convalescent Depot

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Command Depot

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Hospital Ships

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Temporary Hospital Ships

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "No. 1 Australian General Hospital". Through These Lines. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  2. ^ Weatherburn, Hilary, "Irene Victoria Read (1880–1972)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 5 March 2024
  3. ^ "Through These Lines: No. 3 Australian General Hospital". throughtheselines.com.au. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Australian Commonwealth Military Forces: Medical". Australian Defence Force Academy. Retrieved 2 May 2019.