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

ADDS2 NZEF. SeeDental 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

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. SeeNew 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.

• SeeNZ 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. SeeItaly

• 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

Burbeita, 64

Burg el Arab, 358, 494, 495

Burnham, 27, 29, 30, 33–6

Burns, 362, 458

Buselli, 256

Cairo, medical conference, 311

• Surgical conference, 294

Calcutta (HMS), 128, 151, 194

Campaigns 2 NZEF—

• Chap 4, Greece, 98–150

  • 5, Crete, 151–212

  • 7, Libya, 250–97

  • 9, Battle for Egypt, 330–75

  • 10, Alamein to Tripoli, 376–418

  • 11, Tunisia, 419–61

  • 13, Sangro and Orsogna, 491–527

  • 14, Cassino, 528–66

  • 16, Florence, 582–604

  • 17, Rimini and Faenza, 605–43

  • 18, Senio to Trieste, 644–70

Camp medical arrangements—

• Egypt, 69, 77, 214, 215

• Italy, 568, 609, 688

• New Zealand, 20, 24, 25, 27–31

Camp construction in NZ, 26, 27

Camp dental arrangements in NZ, 28

Camp hospitals in NZ, 14–16, 24–5

Camp hospitals in Egypt (Maadi), 2

• NZEF, 55, 60, 69, 77, 197, 217, 226, 229, 230, 308, 369, 476, 488, 492, 689 (see also NZ Medical Units)

Camp hospitals in Italy, 609

Canadian medical units, 595, 597, 605, 611, 612, 614, 625, 627, 640

Canea, 152, 153, 156, 158, 159, 162, 165–7, 169, 172, 177, 178, 180, 183, 184, 200

Capetown, 39, 56

Capuzzo, 254, 258, 266–8, 274

Car posts (Greece), 135, 137, 140

Carlisle (HMS), 155

Casalanguida, 500

Casamassima, 494, 498–9, 565, 568

Casa Vecchia, 590

Caserta, 531, 543, 546–8, 568, 571, 585, 596, 597, 626, 630, 646

Cassino, 528–66

• Appreciation by DGMS, 572, 573

• ASC drivers, 539

• Atypical pneumonia, 565

• Casualties, 533–5, 538, 542, 543, 556

• Climate, 556

• Clothing, 557

• Dental work, 550, 551

• Diseases, 557–61, 565

• Escaped prisoners of war, 555

• Evacuation, 538, 552, 553

• Exhaustion cases, 560, 561

• Forces clubs, 566

• Furlough scheme, 566

• Health of troops, 556, 557

• Hepatitis, 561

• Hygiene, 557

• Incidents at RAP, 535, 536, 538–41

• Malaria, 561, 564

• Medical arrangements, 532, 533

• Medical Units—

  • ADSs, 533, 535, 536, 540–3, 552

  • Base hospitals, 548–50, 559, 564, 565

  • CCS, 529, 533, 535, 543–7

  • Conv Depot, 565

  • FTU, 535, 543, 544, 555

  • MCU, 562, 564

  • MDSs, 528, 529, 532–5, 540–2, 544, 546

  • RAPs, 535, 536, 538, 541–4, 552

  • Surgical team, 533, 542, 544, 545, 547, 548, 555

• Mountain sector, evacuation, 552, 553

• Moves of medical units, 555

• Rations, 557

• Siting of medical units, 530–3, 555

• Stretcher-bearers, 538–40

• Surgery at CCS, 545–7

• Surgical policy, 544, 545

• Treatment of casualties, 534, 535, 538, 546, 549, 560

• Venereal disease, 557–9

Castel Benito, 413

Castelfrentano, 502, 510–12, 515, 517, 523, 547

Castel Lanciano, 648

Castiglion Florentino, 591

Castle Hill, 693, 694

Casualties—

• Alamein, 345, 346, 348, 355–7, 388, 390, 393, 396, 397, 404

• Crete, 153, 165, 175, 178–80, 182, 185, 193, 197–9, 211, 212, 216, 220, 224, 231, 232, 234

• Egypt, 66, 72, 73, 232, 333, 343, 351

• Greece, 116, 117, 126, 135, 149, 150, 224, 231, 232

• Italy—

  • Cassino, 538, 546–8, 556

  • Florence, 583, 585, 589, 592, 596–8, 604

  • Rimini, 610, 616–18, 622, 624, 625, 627, 638–42

  • Sangro, 506–13, 520, 521

• Libya, 231, 232, 259–64, 266–9, 271, 273, 275, 276, 282, 287, 289, 290, 293–5, 299

• Tripolitania, 410, 414, 418

• Tunisia, 424, 431–4, 439, 440, 447–9, 460, 461, 477, 478

CCS. See NZ Medical Units and British Medical Units

Cattolica, 608, 611

Cerebro-spinal meningitis, 26

Cesenatico, 648

Chakdina (SS), 263

Chest wounds—

• Alamein, 362, 399

• Crete, 205, 232

• Greece, 232

• Italy, 513, 514, 519, 544, 546, 547, 549, 631

• Libya, 287–9, 291

• North Africa, 454, 457, 458

• Tunisia, 446

Chest X-ray examination, 30, 31

Chlorination of water, 43

Civilians, 514, 557, 589

Civil hospitals in NZ, 25

Civita Castellana, 583, 585

Classification of recruits, 9–13, 23

Climate—

• Crete, 151, 152

• Egypt, 78, 406

• Greece, 101, 102, 120

• Italy, 492, 511, 524, 632

Clinical investigations, 34

Clothing in Egypt, 78, 93, 406

• In Tunisia, 452

Code of Instructions (Medical Boards), 11–13, 22, 23

Colombo, 38, 39

Comliebank (SS), 131

Compulsory service overseas, 23

Compulsory territorial training, 2–4

Conferences, 294, 311, 467

Conference cairn, 257, 260, 274

Consultant Physician, 2 NZEF, 217, 235, 237, 249, 311, 312, 483, 484, 561, 567, 568, 635, 636

Consultant Surgeon, 2 NZEF, 217, 235, 237, 249, 290, 293, 294, 299, 309, 312, 320, 352, 363, 397, 400, 442, 443, 445–7, 449, 471, 517, 567, 568, 599, 614, 631, 647, 662, 663, 691

Contagious diseases hospital, 29, 69, 81, 82

Convalescence in NZ, 16

Convalescent depots (in NZ), 24, 25

1 Convalescent Depot, 2 NZEF, 36, 68, 73, 74, 149, 198, 229, 247, 248, 249, 295, 316, 318, 320, 328, 369, 370, 462, 466, 467, 470, 476, 477, 478, 482, 483, 489, 494, 495, 498, 499, 520, 565, 567, 568, 600, 608, 626, 646, 647, 678, 688

Cookery School, 2 NZEF, 31, 46, 47

Cooks, 31, 46, 47, 92, 93

Corinth, 105, 129, 131, 133

Coventry (HMS), 194

Crete, 151–212, 213, 215

• Air bombing attacks, 161, 166–8, 181

• Arrival at, 151–5

• Casualties, 173, 175, 178–80, 182, 185, 193, 197–9, 211, 212

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• Communications, 161, 162

• Courage of wounded, 195, 196

• DDMS, 158, 165, 187, 196, 207

• Embarkations at Sfakia, 192–5, 208

• Evacuation, 165, 166, 192–5, 208

• Food, 152, 155, 198

• Geneva Convention, 199, 200, 209

• Graded men, 209

• Health of troops, 155, 202, 203

• Hospital Ship Aba, 165, 166

• Hygiene and sanitation, 155, 165, 198, 203

• Lessons, 209, 210

• Medical arrangements, 159, 160

• Medical command, 159

• Medical plan, 158, 159

• Medical staff with wounded, 184–6, 196, 206, 207, 209

• Medical stores, 157, 159, 160, 164, 171, 191, 203, 210

• Medical units—

  • 5 Fd Amb, 151–5, 158–61, 163, 164, 170, 173–5, 177–9, 180, 183–91, 193–5, 198, 201, 202, 204, 207, 210

  • 6 Fd Amb, 151–3, 155, 158–60, 164, 167–9, 172, 175, 177, 178, 180–3, 185, 187, 189–91, 194, 195, 198, 204

  • 189 Fd Amb, 152, 153, 158, 159, 160, 165, 177, 180, 192, 193, 203, 206, 207, 210

  • 4 Fd Hyg Sec, 151, 153, 158, 164, 187, 195, 198, 203

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

  • 4 Lt Fd Amb, 192

  • 1 Marine Hospital, 170, 180, 185

  • RMOs, 170–3, 175, 176, 178, 179, 182, 183, 201, 202, 210

• Nurses, 7 Gen Hosp, 153, 154

• Paratroop landing, 166–9

• Reception in Egypt, 196–8

• Review of campaign, 199–208

• Siting of units, 202

• Statistics, 211, 212

• Transport, 160, 200, 201, 210

• Treatment of wounded, 170, 203–6, 209, 210

• Water supply, 155, 198

• Withdrawal, 177–80, 183, 187–91

Crusader plan, 253, 254

Cuba (HMS), 488

Cypriots, 157, 177, 184, 187, 208

Deaths from disease, 2 NZEF and 1 NZEF, 695

Defence of Egypt, 60–5

Deir el Hima, 345, 353, 354

Demerli, 101, 107, 109, 117, 118, 138

Dental Corps, 300–2

• ADDS, 301, 302

• Control of, 300–2

• Dental plates in Greece, 139

• DDS, 18, 21, 300

• Examination of recruits, 12

• In Egypt, 233, 236, 300–2

• In New Zealand, 18, 19, 28

• 1 Mobile Dental Unit, 110, 117, 139, 141, 142, 301, 302, 405, 407, 496, 526, 527

• Services, 233, 236, 550, 551

Deputy-Director Medical Services, 30 Corps (Ardagh), 417, 418, 433, 435

Deputy-Director Medical Services (Crete), 158, 165, 187, 196, 207

Derna, 66

Desert sores, 80, 228, 251

Dholikhi, 106, 111, 113, 120

Dhomokos, 119, 122

Diarrhoea. See Dysentery

Diet, 20, 26, 31, 32, 41, 215, 233

Diphtheria, 284, 480, 637, 646, 665

Director Dental Services (NZ), 18, 21, 300

Director-General of Health, 10, 12, 15, 16, 30

Director-General of Medical Services (NZMC), 14, 17–20, 22, 25, 26, 29–33, 55, 77, 78, 81, 217, 218, 223, 230, 237, 238, 243, 300, 571–3

Director of Hygiene (NZ), 18, 20, 21, 27

Director of Medical Services, 2 NZEF, 21, 31, 34, 54, 68, 71, 74, 75, 77, 81, 142–4, 148, 160, 197, 215–18, 223, 237–9, 241, 243–5, 292, 298, 301, 302–11, 314–17, 319, 326, 328, 330, 331, 350, 370, 462–4, 466, 468–72, 474, 493–5, 567–9, 573, 574, 576, 613, 671, 672, 679, 680

Disinfestation, 451, 567

Dispensers, commissioned, 474, 578

Djebibina, 441

Djedeide, 314, 316, 321

Dominion Monarch (SS), 469

Donkeys, in Greece, 115, 119

Dorsetshire (HS), 448, 464, 496

Dover, 673, 674

Duchess of Bedford (SS), 90

Dunera (SS), 34, 37

Dysentery, 52, 79–81, 94, 203, 227, 282, 284, 311, 353, 367, 477, 479, 603, 636, 637, 669

• Amoebic, 79–81, 477, 479, 565, 636, 637, 669, 670, 682, 683

• Bacillary, 79–81, 311, 313, 479

Dyspepsia, 228, 311, 481, 482

Ear, nose and throat diseases—

• (Effects of bathing), 79, 232

• Otitis externa, 79, 232

• Otitis media, 79, 232

Echelons, 2 NZEF—

• First, 27, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 37, 41, 52, 74, 79, 82, 250

• Second, 29, 30, 31, 33, 35, 36, 39, 54–6, 59, 65, 83, 84, 88, 91, 142

• Third, 33, 36, 40, 54, 69, 76, 82, 83

Ed Duda, 255, 262, 265

Edhessa Gap, 104

Education on disease, 81

Egypt, battle for, Alamein line battles, 330–75

• Base hospitals, 351, 352, 369, 370

• Casualties, 343, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 355, 356, 357

• El Mreir, 345–7

• Evacuation of casualties, 333, 334, 341, 343, 349, 358, 359

• Evacuation of casualties (by air), 347, 349, 358, 359, 371, 373

• Flies, 353, 364, 365, 366

• Health of German troops, 373, 374

• Hygiene and sanitation, 364, 365, 366, 373, 374

• Infective hepatitis, 353, 367, 368, 369

• Medical arrangements, 330, 331, 358–71

  • Lessons, 371, 372, 373, 374

  • Review, 348, 349, 350, 358, 367

  • Units, 342, 343, 346, 353–7

  • Units, ADSs, 346, 356

  • Units, CCS, 350, 358

  • Units, MDSs, 341, 343–5, 347, 353, 354, 356, 357, 359–61

  • Units, RMOs, 344, 345, 356, 357, 359, 360

• Physical exhaustion, 368, 369

• Rations, 353, 367

• Resuscitation, 361

• Ruweisat Ridge battles, 344, 345

• Sickness, 353, 356–9, 375

• Surgery, 350, 360, 364, 372

• Transfusion Unit formed, 370

• Water, 353, 367

• Wound treatment, 360, 362, 363

Egypt, battle for, Minqar Qaim, 338–9, 358

• Breakthrough, 335, 336

• Medical arrangements, 330, 331

• Medical units, 336–8

  • ADSs, 334, 335, 337, 338

  • MDSs, 337, 338

  • RMOs, 333, 338

Egypt, defence of, 60–5

Egypt, medical arrangements and Base administration, 41–83, 213–49, 298–329, 462–90

• Administrative changes, 67–9

• Admissions to medical units, 230, 231, 239, 476–9

• Air raids, 57, 61, 247–9

• Base hospitals (work at), 227–34, 239, 240, 311, 312

• Bedbugs, 49

• Burg el Arab, 494

• Classification of invalids (hospital ships), 310, 311

• Climate, 78

• Closing days in Egypt, 689, 690

• Clothing, 78, 222

• Conferences, 311, 467

• Consultants, 235

• Convalescent depot, 73, 74

  • Homes, 302, 303

• Dental services, 233, 236, 300–2

• Diseases, 80–3, 230, 231

• DMS 2 NZEF, 326, 327, 463

• Dysentery, 79, 94, 221

• Education of medical officers, 467, 468

• Epidemics, 215, 216

• Equipment, 54, 61, 62, 312

• Establishment of 4 Gen Hosp, 54–9

  • 2 Gen Hosp, 59, 60

• Evacuation of invalids to NZ, 300

• 23 Field Ambulance, 350, 370, 442. And see Field Amb.

• Flies, 45, 46, 48, 79, 80, 94, 95, 221

• Food (rations), 31, 45, 65, 92, 93, 215, 222

• Formation of—

  • Base Hygiene Section, 69, 70

  • Camp hospital, Maadi, 52, 69

  • CCS, 242, 314, 493, 494

  • 23 Field Ambulance, 350, 370, 442

  • FTU, 370

  • Medical Records Section, 304–6

  • Medical Stores Depot, 74–6

  • Mobile Surgical Unit, 240–2

  • Motor Ambulance Convoy, 308

  • VD treatment centres, 307, 308, 493

• Fourth Reinforcements, 77, 78

• Furlough drafts, 462, 463

• Graded men, 244–6, 482–5

• Health of NZANS and NZWAAC, 486, 487

• Health of troops, 41, 45, 78–80, 214, 215, 221, 222, 479, 482

• Health regulations, 92–7

• Helmieh Hospital, 70, 71, 234, 246

• Helwan Camp, 76, 77

• Helwan Hospital, 54, 59, 60, 71–3, 238, 239

• Hospital arrangements, 52–60

• Hygiene and sanitation, 42, 47–52, 65, 70, 95–7, 221

  • Units. See NZ Medical Units

• Influenza, 215, 216

• Kiwi Club, 58

• Maadi Camp—

  • Cooks, 46, 47, 92

  • Food, drink, 45–8

  • Hospital. See NZ Medical Units

  • Ice-cream, 48

  • Laundry, 44, 45

  • Medical, 45

  • Messing, 47, 92

  • Preparations, 42–51

  • Showers, 44

  • Swimming baths, 43, 44, 58, 79, 221

  • Washing, 44

  • Water, 43

• Marriage of NZANS and WAAC, 303, 304, 488

• Maunganui (Hospital Ship), 37, 223–5, 231, 293, 298–300, 306, 478, 569, 570, 576, 626, 689

• Medical—

  • Boards, 468, 469

  • Depot stores, 74–6

  • Reinforcements, 298, 299

  • Stores on transports, 74

  • Units. See NZ Medical Units

  • Work at hospitals, 239, 240

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• Mosquitoes, 49, 80, 221

• Motor ambulances, 115, 243

• National Patriotic Fund, 235, 236

• Native labour, 51, 52, 83, 481

• Necessity for three general hospitals, 54, 55

• NZANS, 41, 42, 52, 57, 58, 59

• Ophthalmic work, 486

• Oranje (Hospital Ship), 225, 489, 490

• Out-patients, 234, 239, 485, 486

• Plastic surgery, 308, 309

• Preparations move to Italy, 488, 489

• Prisoners of war, 487, 488

• Promotion of NCOs, 243, 244

• Rank of reinforcements, 470

• Red Cross administration, 75, 306, 307

• Reinforcements, 469, 470, 574, 575

• Reorganisation—

  • After Greece and Crete, 213–49

  • Health of troops, 214, 215

  • Helwan Camp, 213–15, 221, 223

  • Re-equipment, 218–20

  • Reinforcement, 217, 218

  • Re-formation 1 Gen Hosp, 236, 237

  • Training, 214, 222, 223, 225

• Repatriation of PWs, 309, 310

• Shortage of specialists, 237, 238

• Staffing of medical corps, 237, 238, 471–5

• Strength of medical units, 475, 476

• Training, 62, 63, 64

• Training, Canal zone, 225–7, 313, 314

• Unfit men, 78

• Venereal disease, 57, 81–3, 307

• WAAC (Hospital Division), 69, 299, 300, 474, 475

• Water, 43, 64, 65, 221

Eighth Army, 250, 251, 254, 314, 327, 330, 331, 348, 355, 376, 391, 406, 418, 425, 427, 436, 445, 448, 499, 528, 607, 610, 615, 657

El Adem, 272, 314, 410

El Arish, 73, 466, 467, 478

Elasson (Greece), 99–101, 106, 107, 109, 110, 114, 115, 122, 124, 135, 138

El Ballah (Egypt), 249, 328, 351, 352, 400, 447, 478

El Daba, 61–3, 337

El Djem, 436, 437, 440, 446

El Hammam, 357, 430–2

El Haseiat, 407

El Mreir, 345, 346

Embarkation of echelons, 34–8

Empire Clyde (SS), 686

Employment officer, 483

Empress of Britain (SS), 35, 39

Empress of Canada (SS), 35, 37

Empress of Japan (SS), 36, 39, 40

EMS (Emergency Medical Service), 84–6

Enfidaville, 435–7, 441

England, medical arrangements in, 83–91

• Hospital arrangements, 84

• Medical units—

  • 1 Convalescent Depot, 86, 89

  • 5 Fd Amb, 86–90

  • 1 Gen Hosp, 84–7, 91

• Recruitment of doctors and nurses, 86, 90, 91

• Voyages to Middle East, 86–90

• Warbrook Convalescent Home, 87, 89, 90

Epidemics in NZ camps, 26

Epidemic diseases in Egypt, 79

Epileptics, 312

Equipment, medical, 7, 8, 33, 38, 39, 52, 54, 61, 62, 128

• Crete, 157, 159, 160, 164, 171, 191, 203, 210

• Egypt, 52, 54, 61, 62, 312

• Greece, 128, 137, 139, 140

• Italy, 688

• New Zealand, 7, 8, 20, 33, 38, 39

Establishments, medical units, 492, 493

Evacuation, invalids to NZ, 59

Evacuation, sick and wounded—

• Alamein, 380, 390, 405, 409, 410, 415

• By AFS. See American Field Service

• By air, 63, 409, 414, 415, 424, 432, 433, 446, 449, 555, 570, 585, 596, 661

• By Bren carrier, 116, 122, 174, 358, 508, 611, 613

• By hospital ship, 59, 142, 155, 165, 166, 224, 225

• By jeep, 508, 509–11, 553, 591, 611, 613

• By road, 136, 137

• By train, 63, 110, 117, 118, 138, 139, 292, 293, 609

• Crete, 155, 165, 166

• Greece, 110, 117, 118, 142

• Italy—

  • Cassino, 552, 553

  • Florence, 588, 591, 596

  • Rimini, 609, 613, 639, 640

  • Sangro, 515

  • Senio, 660, 661

• Libya, 256, 260, 270, 271, 274, 280, 292, 296

• North Africa, 333, 458, 459

• Tunisia, 422, 429, 433, 446, 458, 459

Exhaustion cases, 560, 561, 582

Eye diseases, 228

Eye wounds, 294, 457

Fabriano, 618, 645, 648

Faenza, 621, 623, 627, 644, 645, 648

Farnborough, 86

Farndale (SS), 264

Fasano Rest Home, 571

Fascial split, 632

Feet (disabilities), 39, 78

Felix Roussel (SS), 40

Field Ambulance equipment and training, 62

4 Fd Amb, 32–4, 41, 52, 53, 56, 57, 60–6, 69, 74, 77, 82, 105, 106, 113, 115, 120, 129–31, 135, 137, 141, 145, 146, 149, 155, 214, 217–20, 226, 249, 258, 260, 261, 264–6, 275, 277, 279, 282, 283, 298, 312–14, 316–19, 321, 323, 325, 326, 330, 331, 333, 335, 336–8, 340, 343, 345–7, 349, 353, 355–7, 364, 371, page 710376, 381, 392, 402, 405, 407, 409, 410, 412, 413, 415, 421, 424, 427–30, 432, 433, 436, 437, 440–3, 492, 494, 496, 499–501, 504, 505, 508–10, 512, 516, 526, 528, 532–5, 540–3, 544, 554, 555, 566, 583, 585, 590, 591, 593, 607, 608, 612, 614, 616, 618, 620, 621, 623–5, 627, 644, 645, 648, 650–5, 663–5, 679 (see also under each campaign)

5 Fd Amb, 35, 77, 86, 87, 89, 90, 106, 113, 115, 116, 120, 121, 125, 126, 128, 131, 136, 146, 151–5, 158, 159, 214, 217–20, 226, 258–61, 266–9, 275, 282, 283, 298, 312–14, 318, 319, 330, 331, 333, 337, 338, 341, 343, 345, 349, 353, 357, 358, 376, 381, 385, 386, 388, 390, 391–3, 396, 397, 402–5, 407, 409–13, 415, 421, 427, 429, 430, 432, 435, 437, 439–42, 496, 500, 501, 505, 508, 510–12, 518, 529, 533, 535, 542, 543, 552, 555, 560, 582, 583, 585, 591, 605, 610, 611, 616, 618, 620–3, 644, 648, 650, 651, 653, 656, 659, 664, 679 (see also under each campaign)

6 Fd Amb, 36, 40, 69, 76, 77, 106, 113, 122–4, 127, 128, 131, 135, 146, 151–3, 155, 158, 159, 214, 217–20, 226, 258–61, 266, 269–71, 275–8, 282, 283, 298, 312–14, 316–19, 323, 331, 338, 341, 345, 346, 349, 353–6, 358, 376, 381, 385, 386, 388, 390, 392, 393, 402–5, 407, 409, 410, 412–14, 418, 421, 427–30, 432, 435–7, 442, 496, 501, 505, 508–12, 517, 528, 529, 533, 536, 541–3, 552, 555, 585, 588, 589, 591, 592, 605, 610, 611, 618, 620, 624, 644, 645, 648, 650–5, 659, 664, 665, 679 (see also under each campaign)

23 Fd Amb, 350, 370, 442, 462, 470, 489, 490, 499, 567, 568

4 Fd Hyg Sec, 33, 34, 41, 48, 49, 61, 102, 103, 110, 113, 128, 151, 153, 158, 214, 217, 218, 220, 223, 226, 259–61, 264, 275, 282, 312, 313, 316, 323, 324, 347, 364, 366, 367, 373, 405, 407, 413, 416, 417, 421, 427, 430, 433, 451, 496, 499, 523–7, 562, 564, 575

4 Fd Hyg Coy, 575, 600, 633, 667, 680

Fd Surg Unit. See under Surgical Teams

2 FTU (Transfusion Unit), 381, 392, 395, 396, 403, 405, 407, 415, 421, 427, 429, 434, 437, 496, 500, 583, 585, 590, 592, 594, 607, 611–13, 616, 627, 629, 653–56, 658, 659, 679 (see also under each campaign)

Fifth Army, 528, 529

First Army, 445

First Echelon. See Echelons, 2 NZEF

First World War, 1914–18, 1, 10, 11, 13, 26, 29, 41, 42, 48, 52, 55, 60, 70, 80, 81, 83, 102, 223, 520

Fiumicino R., 617

Flies—

• Alamein line, 364–6

• Maadi Camp, 48, 49, 80, 95

Flint stretcher gear, 134, 137

Florence, battle for, 582–604

• British hospitals, 598

• Casualties, 583, 585, 592, 596–8

• Convalescent Depot, 600

• Diseases, 602, 603

• Evacuation of casualties, 588, 591, 596

• 2 Gen Hosp, 585, 591, 596–8

• Health of troops, 602

• Hygiene and sanitation, 600, 602

• Hygiene Company, reorganisation, 600, 601

• Malaria control, 601, 602

• Medical plan, 582–6, 590, 591

• Medical review of campaign, 591–603

• Medical units—

  • ADSs, 588, 592

  • CCS, 582, 584, 585, 594–6

  • MDSs, 582, 588–9, 590, 592–5

  • RMOs, 586, 587, 590

• Shortage of surgeons, 599, 600

• Statistics, 604

• Surgery, 592–5, 598, 599

Foligno, 605

Fontegrande Ridge, 511

Food, 45, 46, 65, 92 (see also Rations)

Food poisoning, 79

Forces clubs—

• Bari, 566, 571

• Cairo, 48, 52, 70, 303

• Florence, 566

• Rome, 566

• Venice, 566

Forli, 620, 623, 626, 627, 645, 648, 650, 651, 654, 660, 662

Forestry Unit, 87, 90

Formidable (HMS), 131

Forms (medical), 12

Fort Dorset, 28

Forty-second Street (Crete), 183

Forward surgery, 294, 400

Foum Tatahouine, 425

Fractures—

• Alamein, 362, 398, 400

• Crete, 204, 232

• Greece, 135, 232

• Italy, 513, 514, 518, 519, 549, 550, 598, 599, 630

• Libya, 287–9, 291, 294

• North Africa, 454, 455

• Tunisia, 454, 455

Fremantle, 38, 39

Frosinone, 555

Fuka, 63, 337, 403

Furlough drafts, 462, 463, 566, 575

Furci, 500, 504

Gabes, 421, 425, 431, 432

Gafsa, 419

Galatas, 153, 154, 158, 164, 165, 167, 175–7, 182, 183, 185, 200, 204

Gallipoli, 196

Gambut, 258, 264

Garawi, 214, 215, 221, 223, 226

Garawla, 61, 63, 238, 242, 251–3, 256, 290, 295, 320, 397, 404

Gas gangrene, 136, 206, 291, 519, 520, 546, 595, 629–31, 659

Gastro-enteritis, 79

Gazala, 256, 268, 275, 327

Geneifa, 226

General hospitals, 447–49

• 1 Gen Hosp, 35, 36, 55, 70, 71, 84, 86, 87, 99, 100, 106–8, 110, 115, 117, 118, 121, 132–5, 137–9, 141, 143–8, 151, 153, 155, 160, 170, 179, 203, 213, 214, 216–19, 233, 236–9, 249, 251, 252, 257, 258, 269, 293, 299, 307, 320, 336, 428, 429, 447, 449, 462, 476–8, 480, 482, 484, 488, 489, 492, 567–9, 571, 572, 576, 589, 596, 598, 605, 608, 609, 612–14, 618, 620, 626, 627, 629, 630, 636, 639, 645, 646, 648, 651, 654, 660–3, 665, 671, 678–80 (see also under each campaign)

• 2 Gen Hosp, 36, 40, 59, 60, 62, 69, 71, 72, 83, 149, 197, 198, 213–17, 219, 223, 227, 231, 233, 237–9, 251–3, 256, 290, 295, 307, 316–18, 320, 325, 328, 351, 352, 369, 397, 400, 404, 447, 449, 463, 476–8, 489, 499, 519, 530, 531, 533, 543, 546, 547, 548, 550, 555, 560, 564, 567, 571, 585, 591, 596, 597, 609, 626, 630, 639, 646, 647, 654, 664, 678, 680, 689 (see also under each campaign)

• 3 Gen Hosp, 37, 71, 142, 149, 197, 198, 213, 215–17, 228, 234, 237, 253, 257, 299, 321, 328, 329, 351, 352, 440, 443, 446–8, 462, 463, 465, 466, 473, 476–8, 485, 489, 494–8, 501, 515, 516, 518–21, 526, 531, 549, 550, 558, 559, 567–9, 571, 576, 596, 598, 608, 626, 630, 636, 639, 646–8, 654, 660–2, 669–71, 678, 680, 682, 683, 686

• Detachment, Anglo-Swiss Hospital, Alexandria, 253, 256, 293, 321 (see also under each campaign)

• 4 Gen Hosp, 56, 58, 59, 60, 62, 86

• 5 Gen Hosp, 567, 572, 626, 678

• 6 Gen Hosp, 686, 687

Geneva Convention, 74, 140, 146, 147, 199, 207, 209, 257, 299, 459, 460, 514

Georgic (SS), 87

German invasion of Greece, 111

Gharbaniyat, 337, 341, 343, 379–82, 392, 395, 397

Gissi, 500, 501, 504, 505, 515

Glencairn (SS), 133

Glengyle (SS), 128, 151, 194

GOC 2 NZEF, 31, 46, 60, 77, 81, 87, 143, 159, 208, 220, 223, 224, 303, 314–15, 316, 335, 336, 402, 448, 678

Gothic line, 582, 607, 609, 615

Gouraud barracks, 316

Gourock, 86

Graded men, 482–6, 685

Granarola, 652

Grand Hotel, Helwan. See Helwan Hospital

Greece, 98–150, 213–15

• Arrival in, 98, 99

• 80 Base Sub-Area, 100, 101, 148, 214

• 81 Base Sub-Area, 100, 115, 117, 139, 141, 144, 146

• Casualties, 150

• Climate, 101, 102, 120

• Communications, 101

• Convalescent camp, Voula, 132, 133, 141, 148

• DDMS, British Troops in Greece, 99, 100, 107, 108, 132, 142, 144, 147, 214

• Endemic disease, 102, 103

• Equipment, 128, 130, 137, 139, 140

• Evacuation of 1 Gen Hosp, 117, 118, 132

• Evacuation of Medical Units, 127–33, 141, 142

• Evacuation of wounded, 110, 136–9, 142

• Food, 139

• German invasion, 111

• Greek army, 104

• Greek hospital, 126, 130, 135

• Greek navy, 132

• Health of troops, 139

• Hospital provision in, 143

• Hygiene, 102, 103

• Lessons from campaign, 142–50

• Medical arrangements, 99, 100, 101, 107–10, 143, 144, 147

• Medical review of campaign, 134–50

• Medical supplies, 111, 116, 139

• Medical units—

  • ADSs, 106, 107, 110, 113, 115–17, 120, 123, 126, 127, 134, 137, 141

  • 4 Fd Amb, 105, 113, 120, 126, 129–31, 135, 137, 145, 146, 149

  • 5 Fd Amb, 106, 113–16, 120, 121, 125–8, 135, 136, 146

  • 6 Fd Amb, 106, 113, 122–4, 127, 128, 134, 146

  • 4 Fd Hyg Sec, 103, 110, 113, 127, 128

  • MDSs, 106, 110, 112, 113–16, 120, 125, 128, 130, 134–6, 141

  • RMOs, 110, 115, 116, 119, 121–4, 132, 134, 135, 137

• Medical units in line, 105–7

• Mobile Dental Unit, 110, 118, 138, 141, 142

• NZ nursing sisters, 118, 132, 133

• Platamon tunnel, 101, 122–4

• Reception of wounded in Egypt, 148, 149

• Sanitation, 103

• Servia Pass, 113–17, 119, 120

• Siting of 1 NZ Gen Hosp, 100, 107–9, 143

• Thermopylae line, 125, 126

• Topography, 101, 102, 120–7

• Train evacuation, 137, 138

• Treatment of wounded, 126, 134–6

• Tuberculosis, 103, 139

• Venereal disease, 103

• Water supply, 103

• Withdrawal, 113, 117–27, 130, 137, 138, 141

• Withdrawal of field ambulances, 120–2, 141, 142

• Work of medical units, 134, 147

Greek Field Ambulance, 321

Hadassah Hospital, 468

Hague Convention, 310

Haine, 674, 676, 677

Halfaya Pass, 403–5

Hallouf road, 429, 432

Hasty (HMS), 194

Head wounds—

• Alamein, 362, 399

• Crete and Greece, 205

• Italy, 513, 514, 598, 599, 630

• Libya, 287–9, 291, 293

• North Africa, 416, 454, 456

• Tunisia, 444, 450

Health of troops in campaign—

• Alamein, 367, 406

• Crete, 153, 156, 198, 202, 203

• Egypt, 78, 79, 92–6, 214, 215, 479

• Greece, 139

• Italy—

  • Cassino, 556

  • Florence, 602

  • Rimini, 632

  • Sangro, 521, 522

  • Senio, 666

• Libya, 479

• Syria, 479

• Tunisia, 450, 479

Health of troops in NZ, 25–32

Health of sisters and WAACs, 486, 487

Health Department (NZ), 12, 13, 15, 16, 23

Heat exhaustion, 78, 96

Heliopolis Aerodrome, 380

Helmieh Hospital, 42, 52, 54, 70, 71, 197, 216, 234, 246, 257, 321

Helwan Camp, 76, 77, 149, 198, 213–15, 221, 223

Helwan Hospital, 55, 59, 69, 197, 238–40, 257, 311, 349, 351, 369, 380, 400, 447, 477, 478, 485, 486, 567, 678

Hepatitis (infective), 227, 311, 406, 451, 477, 479, 522, 556, 559, 561, 564, 603, 607, 634–6, 682

• At Alamein, 367–9

Heraklion, 156–9, 161, 177

Hernia, 312

Hill report, 11

Himeimat, 355

Hospital accommodation, provision of—

• Egypt, 52–60

• Italy, 494, 567–8, 530–1

• Maadi Camp, 52

• New Zealand, 13–15, 20, 24, 25

• 2 NZEF, 32, 33, 54

• Syria, 316–18

Hospital—

• Admissions. See Admissions to Hospital

• Arrangements in Egypt, 53–60

• Auxiliary depts of, 233, 234

• Provision overseas, 32, 33

• Requirements, 32, 33, 54

• Ships, 37, 59, 132, 142, 155, 159, 165, 166, 299, 446, 569, 604, 608, 609, 626

• Train evacuation, 137, 138, 597, 660 (see also Evacuation, sick and wounded)

• Treatment in NZ, 24, 25

Hospitals. See Australian Medical Units, Base Hospitals, British Medical Units, Canadian Medical Units, New Zealand Medical Units, South African Medical Units

Hotspur (HMS), 195

Hygiene in NZ, 18, 20, 25–8

Hygiene in 2 NZEF—

• Alamein, 364–6, 373, 374, 405, 416, 417

• Crete, 158, 165, 198, 203

• Egypt, 42, 47–52, 65, 70, 92–7, 221

• Greece, 102, 103

• Italy, 557, 602, 632, 633, 670, 682

• Libya, 284

• Syria, 321, 322

• Tunisia, 451, 452

Hymettus Camp, 105

Ice-cream, 48

Idice R., 653

Iesi, 605

Igiea Marina, 616, 618, 627

Ikingi Maryut, 62, 76, 380, 496

Imvros, 189, 190, 193, 195

Incinerators, 50

4 Indian Division, 66

Indian medical units, 62, 66, 257, 285, 497, 500, 504, 505, 543, 623

• 2 Indian CCS, 380, 434

4 Infantry Brigade, 62

Infectious disease, 57, 69, 79, 227, 229, 230 (see also individual diseases)

Infectious disease in reinforcements, 230, 231

Inferno Track, 553

Influenza, 26, 40, 79, 90, 215, 229, 230

Inoculation, 28, 38, 83, 222, 480, 495

Inter-war years, 1–21

• Administration sick and wounded, 15, 16

• Administrative changes, 3, 5, 17, 18

• Army Nursing Service, 4, 5, 16, 17, 19

• Awakening to defence needs, 5–7

• Compulsory military training, 2, 3

  • Suspended, 3, 4

• Demobilisation after 1914–18 war, 1, 2

• Dental services, 18, 19

• Hospital provision in NZ, 13–15

• Masseurs, 19

• Medical administrators, duties, 19, 20

• Medical equipment, 7, 8

• Medical organisation, 21

• Medical standards and classification, 10–13

• National Medical Committee, 9, 10, 18, 19

• Nursing Council, 16, 17, 19

• Outbreak of war, 17, 18

• Strength of units, 8, 9

Invalids returned to NZ, 59, 300

Ionia (SS), 154

Italian campaign. See Sangro, Cassino, Florence, Rimini, Senio

Italians in NZ hospitals, 72

Italians, 451

Italy declares war, 39, 55, 60

Italy, final period in, 671–95

• Concentration in Florence, 680

• Conclusion and appreciations, 690–1

• Disbandment of units, 679–80

• Diseases, 682–5

• Evacuation to NZ, 686–8

• Graded men in 2 NZEF, 685

• Hygiene, Florence, 681, 682

  • Lake Trasimene, 681

  • Trieste area, 680

• Medical administration, 678, 679

• Optician Unit, 685, 686

• Reorganisation of medical units, 686–8

• Repatriation Unit, UK—

  • Medical services 672–7

  • Staff, 672

• Staff changes, 671

• United Kingdom leave scheme, 686

• Wind-up in Southern Italy, 688, 689

Italy, medical arrangements and Base administration, 494, 567–81

• Appreciations, 494, 567–8

• Base medical plans, 494–6, 568

• Changes of administrators, 620, 671

• Climate, 631

• Diseases, 682–5, 557–64

• Divisional medical plans, 678, 679

• Evacuation of invalids to NZ, 521, 569, 570, 686, 688

• Forces clubs, 566

• Formation of field surgical unit, 575

• Furlough scheme, 566, 575, 579

• Graded men, 685

• Health of troops, 521, 522, 556, 602, 632, 666

• Hospital ship policy, 569, 570

• Hygiene, 557, 602, 632, 633, 670, 680–2

• Medical units, 570, 571

  • Adv Base camp hosp, 568, 609, 688

  • 1 Conv Depot, 494, 495, 499, 565, 626

  • 4 Fd Amb, 496, 504, 505

  • 5 Fd Amb, 496

  • 6 Fd Amb, 496

  • 4 Fd Hyg Sec, 496

  • 1 Gen Hosp, 626, 629, 630

  • 2 Gen Hosp, 530, 531, 609, 626, 630

  • 3 Gen Hosp, 494–8, 520, 521, 626, 630

  • 6 Gen Hosp, 686–8

  • J Force units, 686–8

  • 1 NZ CCS, 493–6

  • Optician Unit, 574, 575, 600, 607, 679, 685–7

  • Stores Depot, 688

  • Repatriation Unit, UK, 580, 581, 671–7

• Non-professional officers, 578

• Plans for moving units north, 576

• Promotion of specialists, 577

• Recruitment of doctors from UK, 578

• Red Cross organisation, 580

• Reorganisation of medical units, 686–8

• Shortage of doctors, 576, 577, 595, 629

• Siting of medical units, 567–9

• Statistics, 604

• Strength of 2 NZEF, 579

• Transfer of medical units to Italy, 567

• UK leave, 686

• Visit of DGMS, 571–4

• WAAC (Medical Division), 579, 580

• Wind-up of units, 678–80, 688, 689

Jackal (HMS), 195

Janus (HMS), 194

Japan enters war, 298

Jaundice. See Hepatitis

Jeep, 508–11, 553, 591, 611, 613

Jervis (HMS), 194

J Force, 678

Joint Council (St. John and Red Cross), 149, 219, 235, 236, 302, 306, 307, 674

Kabrit, 226, 313

Kalabaka, 119

Kalamata, 131

Kalivia, 187, 188, 190

Kalokhori, 106

Kamena Voula, 125, 126, 135, 146

Kandahar (HMS), 193

Kaponga Box, 250, 338, 339, 341, 342

Karapara (SS), 59

Karatsos, 168

Kastania, 115, 119

Katerini, 100, 101, 105–7, 110, 111, 113, 134, 137, 138

Kato Melia, 106

Kea I., 155

Kelvin (HMS), 193

Kent (HMS), 87

Kfar Vitkin, 316, 318, 320, 328, 369, 466, 478

Khalepa, 178–80, 188, 202, 203

Khamsin, 78

Kifisia, 108, 128, 139, 155

Kimberley (HMS), 195

Kitchen refuse, 50, 51

Kiwi Club, 58

Kiwi Concert Party, 374

Knee injuries, 312, 398

Kokkinoplos, 120

Komitadhes, 189

Koukos, 106

Kozani, 101, 104, 111, 115

Kriekouki, 131

Lamia, 101, 102, 117, 118, 120–2, 124, 125, 135, 136

Lamone R., 620, 651

Larisa, 100–2, 106, 108, 109, 115, 117–24, 135, 136, 138, 139

Latrines, 49, 50

Laundry, 44, 45, 322, 523

Leave camps, 571, 665, 686

Lessons from campaigns—

• Alamein to Tripoli, 401, 415, 416

• Battles for Egypt, 371–4

• Crete, 209–10

• Florence, 591–603

• Greece, 142–50

• 1st Libyan, 67

• 2nd Libyan, 296–7

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• Rimini and Faenza, 431, 432

• Sangro and Orsogna, 525–7

• Senio to Trieste, 652–6

• Tunisia, 433, 434, 453–60

Levadhia, 125, 126, 136, 139

Libraries, medical, 219

Libya, 1940—

• British offensive, 65, 66

• Climate, 61

• Lessons (medical), 64, 67

• Medical arrangements, 61, 62

• Medical units—

  • 4 Fd Amb, 61–5

  • 4 Fd Hyg Sec, 61

  • RMOs, 61, 66

• Rations, 65

• Tarpaulin shelters, 63, 64

• Training, 62, 63

• Water supply, 61, 64, 65

Libya, 1941, 250–97

• Base hospitals, 293–5

• Captured medical centre, 256, 274, 275–81, 289

• Casualties, 259, 260–4, 266, 268–71, 273, 275, 276, 282–3, 287, 289, 290, 293–5

• Evacuation of casualties, 256, 266, 270, 271, 274, 280, 292, 296

• Field ambulances in desert, 297

• German casualties, 268, 269, 273, 288

• Health of troops, 273, 284

• Hygiene and sanitation, 284

• Lessons from campaign, 296, 297

• Loss of equipment, 283

  • Transport, 283

• Medical—

  • Arrangements, Baggush, 250, 251

  • Plan, 256, 257, 284, 285

  • Review of campaign, 282–5

  • Supplies, 296

  • Units—

    • 4 ADS, 263–6, 287, 288

    • 5 ADS, 266–9, 274

    • 6 ADS, 261, 263, 269–72

    • Base hospitals, 293–5

    • Detachment 3 Gen Hosp, 253, 295

    • Detachment 4 MDS, 272–5, 288, 289

    • 2 Gen Hosp, 251, 252, 283, 295

    • 4 MDS, 267

    • 5 MDS, 269, 275

    • 6 MDS, 264, 271

• Medical work, 286–92

• Mobile Surgical Unit, 251, 256–61, 281, 282, 289–92

• NZ Medical Units in campaign, 257–63

• Plan of battle, 253–6

• Prisoners of war, 282, 284

• Rations, 275, 276

• Re-equipment after campaign, 312

• RMOs, 265, 268

• Sinking of Chakdina, 263, 264

• Surgery, 286–9

• Treatment of wounded, 287, 288, 290–2

• Water, 275, 276, 278, 280, 285, 288

• Wounded treated, 283

Limb wounds—

• Crete, 204

• Greece, 135

Liri Valley, 529, 551, 553, 554

Livanatais, 126

Llandovery Castle (HS), 309

London County Council, 84, 85

Loreto, 571, 605

Lucera, 500

Luftwaffe, 129, 162, 166, 167, 176, 191

Lustre Force, Greece, 98, 102, 104

Lyttelton, 28

Maadi Camp, 38, 41–51, 79, 92, 213, 215, 301, 313, 342, 442, 689 (see also Egypt, medical arrangements)

Maadi Camp hospital. See NZ Medical Units

Maaten Burbeita, 62

Maddalena, 258

Maheno (HS), 223

Mahfouz Camp, 221

Maidstone, 88

Maknassy, 435

Malaria—

• Control, 221, 450, 562–4, 633

• Egypt, 49, 80, 222, 227, 477, 479

• Greece, 102, 203

• Italy, 495, 498, 522, 557, 561–4, 601–3, 607, 633, 637, 665, 667, 668, 680, 682

• Sicily, 478

• Syria, 310, 479

• Tunisia, 450

Maleme, 152, 153, 157–9, 161, 163, 166, 167, 170–2, 175–7, 180, 202

Manunda (SS), 59, 224

Maoris, 31, 368, 482, 485, 534, 535, 561, 634

Marama (HS), 223

Marathon, 128, 131

Marble Arch, 408–10, 414

Mareth, 418, 421, 425, 446

Marriage of Sisters and WAACs, 303, 304, 488

Masseurs, 19, 470

Matmata Hills, 421, 425

Matron-in-Chief, NZ, 4, 5, 16, 20, 21

Matron-in-Chief, 2 NZEF, 68, 216, 243, 303, 304, 474, 488

Matruh, 62–4, 330, 331, 404

Maunganui (HS), 37, 214, 223–25, 231, 293, 298–300, 306, 478, 569, 570, 576, 626, 689

Mauretania (SS), 36, 40

Maxillo-facial surgery, 90

MDS, 67 (see also under each campaign)

Measles, 39, 40, 69, 76, 79, 85, 229, 230