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Index

• Aba (Hospital Ship), 132, 155, 159, 165, 166

• Abdiel (HMS), 195

• Abdominal wounds—

• Alamein, 361, 362, 399, 401

• Crete, 205, 232

• Greece, 126, 135, 232

• Italy, 509, 512–14, 516, 544–7, 595, 627, 631, 632, 659, 662

• Libya, 287–9, 291, 294

• North Africa, 454, 457, 458

• Tunisia, 433, 449

• Accidental injuries, 482, 522, 557, 666, 667

• Acroma, 268

• ADDS 2 NZEF. See Dental Corps

• ADMS 2 NZEF, 21, 41, 42, 54–6, 61, 68, 74, 81, 84, 99, 100, 107, 121, 137, 143, 144, 151, 153, 155, 158, 161, 165, 188, 198, 207, 218, 222, 237, 245, 296, 301, 302, 313, 315–17, 319, 327, 330, 331, 334–6, 338, 343, 345, 349, 350, 363, 365, 371, 381, 390, 391, 394, 402, 410, 413, 415–18, 427, 429, 430, 434, 492, 493, 496, 505, 508, 512, 517, 532, 560, 582, 595, 613, 619, 620, 622, 627, 649, 657, 679, 680

• ADMS (UK), 89, 671, 673, 675, 677

• Adige R., 654

• Administration, Army Medical Services—

• Egypt, 68, 69

• New Zealand, 3, 5, 17–21

• See Chapters—

• 1 Inter-war Years, 1–21

• 2 Medical Organisation and Training, 22–40

• 3 Medical Arrangements, Egypt, 41–97

• 6 Reorganisation, Egypt, 213–49

• 8 Egypt and Syria, 298–329

• 12 Administration and Base Units, 462–90

• 15 Administration in Italy, 567–81

• 19 Final Period in Italy, 671–91

• Administration, 2 NZEF, 67–8

• Admissions to hospital, 230, 231, 239, 352, 369, 375, 465, 476–9, 520, 522, 548, 565, 598, 639, 661, 666

• ADS. See under each campaign

• Agedabia, 407

• Agheila (left hook), 256, 404, 406, 408

• Air evacuation. See Evacuation, sick and wounded

• Air Force (Territorial), 5

• Air raids, 247, 248, 520, 533, 537, 651

• Air-raid casualties (England), 86

• Ajax (HMS), 130, 131, 155

• Akarit, Wadi, 434, 442, 446

• Alamein line, 250, 338, 339, 358, 376

• Alamein to Tripoli, 376–418

• Alamein battle, 376–82, 383, 392

• Ambulance cars, 397, 407

• American Field Service, 381, 387, 397, 401, 407

• Base hospitals, 400, 401

• Blood transfusion, 400

• Casualties, 390, 393, 396, 397, 404, 410, 414, 418

• El Agheila, 407–10

• Functioning of medical units, 385, 386–91, 393

• ADSs, 381, 385–8, 390–4, 403, 404, 409–11, 413–15

• MDSs, 379, 381, 382, 388, 390–5, 399, 404, 409, 410, 413–15

• 1 NZ CCS, 380, 390, 395–7, 404, 405, 413, 414, 415

• RMOs, 383–8

• Health of troops, 406

• Hygiene and sanitation, 405, 416, 417

• Medical arrangements—

• Advance, 402, 403

• Alamein, 380–2, 391, 392

• Medical lessons, 401, 415, 416

• Medical plan—

• Advance to Tripoli, 412, 413

• Alamein battle, 378–80

• El Agheila, 407

• For advance, 401, 402

• Medical review, 393, 394–401

• Pursuit, 403, 404–6

• Red Cross protection, 397

• Siting of units (Alamein), 381, 382

• Surgery, 397–401

• Terrain (Alamein) 377, 378

• Alam Halfa, 335, 377

• Alam Nayil, 344, 346, 355

• Aldershot, 84, 89, 90

• Aleppo, 316–19, 321–6

• Alexandria, 62, 63, 99, 131, 148, 154, 197, 213, 253, 351, 380, 496, 569

• Aliakmon line, 98, 104, 105, 111, 114, 142

• Aliakmon R., 115

• Alife, 528, 529

• Alikambos, 188

• Alikianou, 177

• Almiros, 120

• Ambulance trains. See Evacuation, sick and wounded

• Ambulance units (Territorial), 4–6, 8, 9

• American Field Service, 317, 318, 331, 333, 336–7, 341, 348, 350, 358, 381, 387, 397, 401, 407, 440

• American medical units, 546

• Amiriya, 99, 148, 198, 213, 330

• Ammoudhari, 188

• Amoebiasis. See Dysentery, Amoebic

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• Amputations—

• Alamein, 362, 399, 400

• Crete, 205, 232

• Greece, 232

• Italy, 544, 630, 662

• Libya, 287, 288, 291, 294

• North Africa, 460

• Tunisia, 449, 450

• Anaesthetics, 233, 363, 663

• Ancona, 576, 608, 626

• Andes (SS), 36, 39

• Anglo-Swiss Hospital (Alexandria), 253, 256, 295

• Antral infection, 79

• Anuria, 631

• Anzac Corps (Greece), 99, 100, 107, 111, 114, 119, 122, 126, 139

• Anzac war relief ambulances, 243, 308

• Anzio, 529, 536, 551

• 7 Armoured Division, 46, 63

• Aquitania (SS), 35, 36, 39, 56

• Arce, 555, 582

• Arezzo, 582, 595

• Argos, 133

• Army Nursing Service. See New Zealand Army Nursing Service

• Askifou, 192

• Assisi, 679

• Asthma, 79, 312

• Atalandi, 126, 136

• Atessa, 500, 504, 505, 507, 509, 510, 512–16, 523

• Athens, 136

• Athlone Castle (HS), 90

• Atina, 554, 555

• ATS, 135

• Attica, 129

• Australian medical units—

• 2/3 CCS, 100, 107, 109, 110, 114–17, 121, 125, 126, 128, 135, 139, 318, 388, 396

• 6 Division, 99, 104, 105, 106

• 2/1 Fd Amb, 67, 100, 115, 116, 121–3, 129, 131, 155, 187, 188, 194

• 2/2 Fd Amb, 190, 191, 194

• 2/7 Fd Amb, 194, 207

• 2/8 Fd Amb, 317, 323

• 2/2 Gen Hosp, 59

• 2/5 Gen Hosp, 100, 108, 144

• 2/6 Gen Hosp, 108, 109, 144

• Motor Ambulance Convoy, 107, 110, 114, 121, 124, 137, 145

• Opinion on desert sores, 80

• Patients in NZ hospitals, 71, 72, 231

• Preparation for war, 6

• Prisoners of war, 488

• Avezzano, 554

• Awatea (SS), 34

• Ay Dhimitrios, 107, 113

• Ay Ioannis, 188

• Ay Marina, 153–5, 161, 163

• Aylesbury, 672

• Azizia, 412

• Baalbek, 315–17, 321, 322, 324, 325

• Bacteriology, 233

• Baggush, 62, 64, 227, 250, 251, 254, 269, 298, 404

• Barber shops, 52

• Barcelona, 488

• Bari, 75, 310, 494, 496, 515, 520, 521, 549, 566, 569, 596, 626, 646, 654, 660, 662

• Base hospitals.

• See NZ Medical Units (General Hospitals)

• British Medical Units (General Hospitals)

• Australian Medical Units (General Hospitals)

• Alamein to Tripoli, 400, 401

• Cassino, 548–50, 559, 564, 565

• Egypt, 227–34, 239, 240, 311, 312

• Egypt, battles for, 351, 352, 369, 370

• Florence, 585, 591, 596–8

• Italy. See Italy

• Libya, 293–5

• Rimini and Faenza, 609, 626, 629, 630

• Senio to Trieste, 646, 647, 661, 662

• Tunisia, 447–50

• Base Hygiene Section, 69, 70, 217

• Bath unit, 598, 602

• Bedbugs, 49

• Beirut, 316, 328, 400, 473

• Belhamed, 253, 256, 263, 265, 271, 272

• Ben Gardane, 415, 419, 421–5, 429, 446

• Benedictine Abbey (Cassino), 529

• Benghazi, 66, 104, 272, 280, 410, 414

• Benha, 350

• Bilharzia, 43, 45, 450

• Bir Dufan, 413, 414

• Bir Soltane, 429

• Birket, 81

• Blood grouping, 29

• Blood transfusion—

• Alamein, 361, 372, 373, 390, 400

• Crete, 205, 206, 210

• Greece, 135

• Italy, 507, 510, 514, 521, 543, 594, 631

• Libya, 287, 290

• North Africa, 343

• Tunisia, 445

• Bombay, 40, 69

• Brallos, 125, 138

• Bren carriers, 116, 122, 174, 358, 508, 611, 613

• British medical units—

• Casualty clearing stations—

• 2 CCS, 582, 585

• 2/5 CCS, 61, 62

• 3 CCS, 434

• 4 CCS, 584, 585, 595

• 5 CCS, 500, 504, 515

• 10 CCS, 380, 396

• 14 CCS, 256, 257, 266, 270, 337, 338, 341, 343, 345, 346, 349, 427, 428, 429, 434

• 15 CCS, 270, 281, 337, 341, 343, 345, 346, 349, 354, 359, 360, 401, 423

• 24 CCS, 100, 109, 110, 115, 117, 121, 135, 138

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• Field ambulances—

• 1 Light Fd Amb, 347

• 14 Light Fd Amb, 405, 407, 409, 410

• 151 Light Fd Amb, 280, 346, 393, 401, 411, 413, 422, 423

• 127 Para Fd Amb, 510, 512

• 14 Fd Amb, 380

• 166 Fd Amb, 376, 381, 390, 392, 393, 402, 405

• 168 Fd Amb, 153, 427, 428, 430, 432

• 189 Fd Amb, 100, 108, 109, 113, 117, 135, 138, 152, 153, 158, 159, 160, 177 (see also Greece and Crete)

• 215 Fd Amb, 63

• Field medical units—

• Bacteriological Unit (Greece), 110

• FSUs, 358, 440, 443, 464, 465, 626

• Malaria Field Laboratory, 110

• 1 Marine Tented Hospital, 170, 180, 185

• 1 Mobile Military Hospital, 241, 256, 270, 405

• 4 Neurosurgical Unit, 440, 443, 446, 640

• 1 Ophthalmic Unit (mobile), 440, 443

• Surgical teams, 345, 358, 360, 372, 414, 443, 585, 627

• Transfusion units (FTU), 349, 358, 361, 414, 440, 443, 516, 595

• General hospitals—

• 2 Gen Hosp, 531

• 2/5 Gen Hosp, 61, 62

• 2/10 Gen Hosp, 42, 52–8, 70, 71

• 7 Gen Hosp, 151–6, 158–60, 164–70, 174, 175, 177, 178, 180, 183–8, 194, 196, 199, 202–4, 207, 209, 210 (see also Crete)

• 13 Gen Hosp, 226

• 15 Gen Hosp, 230, 293, 311, 413, 689

• 19 Gen Hosp, 226, 313

• 21 Gen Hosp, 98

• 26 Gen Hosp, 98, 100, 106, 108, 110, 126, 128, 132, 133, 135, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 144, 147, 155

• 48 Gen Hosp, 415

• 53 Gen Hosp, 317, 605

• 54 Gen Hosp, 248

• 58 Gen Hosp, 330, 585, 598, 599

• 62 Gen Hosp, 262, 274, 275

• 63 Gen Hosp, 362, 689

• 65 Gen Hosp, 547

• 70 Gen Hosp, 496, 521

• 98 Gen Hosp, 497, 498, 688

• Base hospitals (unenumerated), 227, 228, 231, 290, 293–5, 311, 351, 367, 400, 618, 623, 626, 630, 643, 661, 662, 672, 688

• British hospitals, 207, 293, 351, 570, 618, 623, 626, 630, 648, 661, 662, 672, 688

• Connaught Military Hospital (UK), 89

• Unenumerated, 149, 193, 232, 400

• Medical stores depots, Greece, 111

• Helmieh, 54

• 1 MAC, 380, 390

• 2 MAC, 333, 341, 343, 358, 359

• 7 MAC, 257, 260, 268, 273, 275

• 16 MAC, 341, 392, 404, 409

• Other MAC, 412

• NZ patients in British hospitals, 235, 598, 640

• Nursing service (QAIMNS), 58, 59

• 1 British Armoured Brigade, 99, 104, 106, 119

• British offensive (1st Libyan campaign), 65, 66

• British Red Cross Society, 58, 87, 306–8, 381

• Brothels, 81

• Buerat, 408, 410, 412

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