Medical Units of 2 NZEF in Middle East and Italy
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Contents
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- CHAPTER 1 — BIRTH OF THE MEDICAL UNITS — 1939–40
- CHAPTER 2 — VOYAGES OVERSEAS
- CHAPTER 3 — MEDICAL UNITS IN EGYPT
- [section]
- Camp Hospital Established
- Insect Pests
- Hospital Detachment at Helmieh
- Cairo
- Recreation
- Italy Declares War
- Establishing Helwan Hospital
- 4 Field Ambulance Moves to Western Desert
- Wavell's Offensive Begins
- Maadi Becomes Base Camp
- Convalescent Depot
- 2 General Hospital Arrives
- Arrival of 1 NZ General Hospital
- Early 1941
- Helwan Camp
- 3 General Hospital Replaces 1 General Hospital
- CHAPTER 4 — WITH THE SECOND ECHELON
- CHAPTER 5 — GREECE
- [section]
- Embarkation
- Voyage of 4 Field Ambulance
- Voyage of 6 Field Ambulance
- 5 Field Ambulance Brings up the Rear
- Welcome in Greece
- 4 Field Ambulance Moves to Katerine
- 6 Field Ambulance Moves North
- Aliakmon Line
- 4 Field Ambulance Dressing Stations
- 6 Field Ambulance Dressing Stations
- 5 Field Ambulance Dressing Stations
- 1 General Hospital at Pharsala
- Preparing for Battle
- Withdrawal to Olympus-Aliakmon River Line
- Battle for Servia Pass
- Air Attacks on 5 ADS
- On Mount Olympus
- In the Peneios Gorge
- Excitement at a Car Post
- Withdrawal From Olympus
- 6 Field Ambulance Moves With Covering Force
- Covering Action at Elasson
- Withdrawal of 1 General Hospital
- The Stand at Thermopylae
- 4 ADS Under Air Attack
- 5 MDS at Kamena Voula
- Evacuation of Greece
- Events in the Withdrawal
- In Action at Thermopylae
- Embarkation at Porto Rafti
- New Zealand Sisters Embark
- 4 Field Ambulance Leaves Thebes Area
- Paratroop Landings at Corinth
- 1 General Hospital Detachment Captured
- Evacuation from 26 General Hospital
- In the Peloponnese
- Evacuation of 4 Field Ambulance
- With 4 Brigade in the Last Stand
- CHAPTER 6 — CRETE
- [section]
- 6 Field Ambulance
- 5 Field Ambulance
- The Sisters
- Air Attack on Crete
- 5 Field Ambulance Moves to Modhion
- At 6 Field Ambulance
- Invasion
- Capture of 6 Field Ambulance
- Release of 6 Field Ambulance
- 5 Field Ambulance After the Invasion
- 5 Field Ambulance Withdraws Towards Canea
- Medical Staffs Remain with Wounded
- Move to Kalivia
- March Across the Island
- Dressing Station at Imvros
- Wounded Embark
- Embarkation
- CHAPTER 7 — REORGANISATION IN EGYPT
- CHAPTER 8 — CAMPAIGN IN LIBYA
- [section]
- 6 Field Ambulance's Camp Hospital
- Life in the Desert
- Desert Hospital at Gerawla
- Move to the Frontier
- Move Into Libya
- The First Battles
- Work of 4 ADS
- Work of 6 ADS
- 6 MDS Moves up to Sidi Rezegh
- Concentration of Dressing Stations
- Fluctuations of the Battle
- 4 ADS in the Battle
- 6 ADS Captured
- 5 ADS Captured
- In the Captured Medical Centre
- Release
- Detachment of 4 Field Ambulance
- Pursuit Operations
- Sinking of SS Chakdina
- Review of Activities
- Field Ambulances at Baggush
- 2 General Hospital at Gerawla
- Detachment of 3 General Hospital at Alexandria
- Christmas in Hospital
- Maunganui's Fourth Voyage
- CHAPTER 9 — SYRIAN INTERLUDE
- CHAPTER 10 — BATTLE FOR EGYPT
- [section]
- Preparations for Break-through
- The Break-through
- In the Kaponga Box
- Reactions at Base
- Ruweisat Ridge
- El Mreir Depression
- General Situation
- Flies
- Lull in the Fighting
- Battle of Alam Halfa
- ASC and AFS Drivers
- Move to Rest Area
- The Casualty Clearing Station
- 2 General Hospital Moves to El Ballah
- 1 General Hospital Hard-pressed
- CHAPTER 11 — BATTLE OF ALAMEIN
- CHAPTER 12 — ALAMEIN TO TRIPOLI
- [section]
- Bogged Near Sidi Haneish
- Over Halfaya Pass
- CCS Moves up to Gerawla
- CCS at Tobruk
- Division Moves up from Bardia
- Medical Preparations for the Left Hook
- The Left Hook
- In Action
- On to Nofilia
- The Division near Nofilia
- CCS at Sirte and Tamet
- Another Left Hook
- Hospital in Tripoli
- Field Hygiene Section
- CCS Moves up to Zuara
- CHAPTER 13 — TUNISIAN CAMPAIGN
- [section]
- CCS Crosses into Tunisia
- The Mareth Line
- Medical Units in Battle of Medenine
- Turning the Mareth Line
- The CCS at Medenine
- Main Battle for Tebaga Gap
- The ADSs with 5 and 6 Brigades
- Gabes
- Action at Wadi Akarit
- Action at Sfax-Maknassy Railway
- On to Sousse
- CSS Moves on to El Djem
- The Last Battle
- At Djebibina
- Prevention of Disease
- Sightseeing
- The Hospitals
- 3 General Hospital at Tripoli
- Visit of His Majesty the King
- Return of Field Units to Egypt
- CCS at Suani ben Adem
- CCS Team in Sicily
- CHAPTER 14 — MOVE TO ITALY
- CHAPTER 15 — THE SANGRO BATTLES
- [section]
- ‘Winter Line’
- 4 MDS Sets Up at Atessa
- The Medical Plan
- The ADSs
- The Sangro Crossing
- Wounded Arrive at the MDS and CCS
- Castelfrentano Reached
- HQ 6 Field Ambulance Crosses the River
- Daylight Attack on Orsogna
- 6 MDS in Castelfrentano
- Sfasciata Ridge
- Attack on Fontegrande
- Christmas Festivities
- Snow
- 6 ADS Snowed Under
- CHAPTER 16 — CASSINO
- [section]
- In the Volturno Valley
- 2 General Hospital Established at Caserta
- Back to Winter Conditions
- Battle Situation
- NZ Corps Prepares to Attack
- CCS at Presenzano
- The First Attack
- The ADS Under Shellfire
- Assault on the Cassino Defences
- Stalemate at Cassino
- Episode on Monastery Hill
- The Hospitals
- The Mountain Sector
- Onset of Spring
- Final Attack on Cassino
- The Advance
- 5 MDS at Atina
- Units at Sora
- Capture of Rome
- Health Control
- CCS at Frosinone
- Spell at Arce
- Leave
- CHAPTER 17 — ADVANCE TO FLORENCE
- CHAPTER 18 — RIMINI
- CHAPTER 19 — CHRISTMAS IN THE LINE
- CHAPTER 20 — SURGE TO VICTORY
- CHAPTER 21 — CLOSING DAYS
- ROLL OF HONOUR
- Honours And Awards
- COMMANDING OFFICERS AND MATRONS
- INDEX
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New Zealand Medical Unit References
- 4 Field Ambulance
- 5 Field Ambulance
- 6 Field Ambulance
- 4 Field Hygiene Section
- Mobile Surgical Unit
- 1 (Mobile) Casualty Clearing Station
- 2 Field Transfusion Unit
- 1 Field Surgical Unit (also 3 FSU)
- 102 Mobile VD Treatment Centre—At Castelfrentano, 327. — ASC
- American Field Service
- Dental Corps
- 1 General Hospital
- 2 General Hospital
- 3 General Hospital
- 4 General Hospital
- 5 General Hospital
- 6 General Hospital.—
- Haine Hospital.—
- 1 Convalescent Depot
- Maadi Camp Hospital
- DMS Office, HQ 2 NZEF
- Base Hygiene Section.—
- Medical Stores Depot.—
- Advanced Base Camp Hospital.—
- Rest Homes
- Hospital Ship Maunganui
- Hospital Ship Oranje
- Army Nursing Service (NZANS) (see also General Hospitals and CCS)
- WAAC (Hospital Division) Voluntary Aids
- [backmatter]




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