New Zealand Medical Services in Middle East and Italy
Contents
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- CHAPTER 1 — The Inter-War Years, 1919–39
- [section] p. 1
- Compulsory Territorial Training p. 2
- Changes in Administration p. 3
- Compulsory Training Suspended
- New Zealand Army Nursing Service p. 4
- Change of DMS p. 5
- Awakening to Defence Needs
- Medical Equipment p. 7
- Strength of Units, 1939 p. 8
- National Medical Committee p. 9
- Medical Standards and Classification p. 10
- Hospital Provision p. 13
- Administrative Policy for Sick and Wounded p. 15
- Nursing Council p. 16
- Outbreak of War—Changes in Army Medical Administration p. 17
- Extension of Responsibility of National Medical Committee p. 18
- Meeting of Nursing Council p. 19
- Duties and Responsibilities of Medical Administrators
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CHAPTER 2 — Medical Organisation and Training, 1939-40 p. 22
- [section] p. 22
- Hospital Treatment-Convalescent Depots and Camp Hospitals p. 24
- Motor Ambulances p. 25
- Health of Troops
- Camp Medical Arrangements p. 27
- Venereal Disease Policy p. 29
- Chest X-ray Examinations p. 30
- Diet p. 31
- Appreciation of Hospital Requirements Overseas p. 32
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RAISING AND TRAINING OF MEDICAL UNITS p. 33
- 4 Field Ambulance and 4 Field Hygiene Section p. 33
- Embarkation of First Echelon p. 34
- Medical Units with Second Echelon p. 35
- Medical Units with Third Echelon p. 36
- 3 General Hospital (4th Reinforcements) p. 37
- First Echelon—Voyage to Middle East
- Second Echelon—Voyage to United Kingdom p. 39
- Third Echelon—Voyage to Middle East p. 40
- CHAPTER 3 — Medical Arrangements in Egypt and England, 1940
- [section] p. 41
- Maadi Camp p. 42
- Water p. 43
- Maadi Swimming Bath
- Showers p. 44
- Washing
- Laundry
- General Precautions p. 45
- Food
- Cooks p. 46
- Mess Utensils p. 47
- Drinks
- Ice-cream p. 48
- Flies
- Mosquitoes and Bedbugs p. 49
- Latrines
- Urinals p. 50
- Rubbish
- Kitchen Refuse
- Swill p. 51
- Sumps
- Native Labour
- Barbers' Shops p. 52
- Hospital Arrangements
- Establishment of a New Zealand General Hospital in Egypt p. 54
- 4 NZ General Hospital Opens at Helwan p. 56
- 2 NZ General Hospital Arrives p. 59
- Defence of Egypt p. 60
- Field Ambulance Equipment and Training p. 62
- Water Supplies p. 64
- Food p. 65
- Hygiene
- British Offensive
- Lessons from the Campaign p. 67
- Developments at Base—Changes in Administration
- 1 NZ Camp Hospital p. 69
- NZ Base Hygiene Section
- 1 NZ General Hospital, Helmieh p. 70
- 2 NZ General Hospital, Helwan p. 71
- 1 NZ Convalescent Depot p. 73
- Medical Stores on Transports p. 74
- New Zealand Medical Stores Depot
- Division at Helwan Camp p. 76
- Fourth Reinforcements p. 77
- Climate p. 78
- Health of the Troops p. 79
- Dysentery p. 80
- Venereal Diseases p. 81
- Medical Inspections p. 83
- Inoculations
- Medical Arrangements in United Kingdom
- Pinewood Hospital—1 NZ General Hospital p. 84
- Warbrook Convalescent Home p. 87
- Activities of 5 Field Ambulance
- Recruitment of New Zealand Doctors in United Kingdom p. 90
- Appendix A — Food Ration Scale, Middle East, 1940 (1941 variations in brackets) p. 92
- Appendix B — Health Precautions Issued by HQ 2 NZEF in Egypt, 1940
- CHAPTER 4 — Greece
- [section] p. 98
- General Medical Administrative Arrangements p. 99
- New Zealand Medical Administration p. 100
- Topography p. 101
- Climate p. 102
- Endemic Diseases
- General Military Plan of the Campaign p. 104
- Move to the Line p. 105
- Medical Units
- The Medical Plan p. 107
- German Invasion Begins p. 111
- 5 Field Ambulance at Servia Pass p. 113
- Evacuation of 1 General Hospital p. 117
- Back to Thermopylae p. 119
- The Withdrawal of the New Zealand Division
- 4 Field Ambulance p. 120
- 5 Field Ambulance
- Action at Platamon Tunnel and Pinios Gorge p. 122
- The Thermopylae Line p. 125
- Evacuation of Greece p. 127
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MEDICAL REVIEW OF CAMPAIGN p. 134
- [section] p. 134
- Work of the RAPs
- Work of the Field Ambulances
- Treatment of the Wounded p. 135
- Evacuation by Road p. 136
- Train Evacuation p. 137
- Evacuation During the Retreat p. 138
- Food p. 139
- Health of Troops
- Supplies
- Equipment
- Personnel p. 140
- The Evacuation from Greece p. 141
- Evacuation from Greece of Sick and Wounded p. 142
- Visit of DDMS 2 NZEF to Greece
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LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE GREEK CAMPAIGN
- [section]
- 1.Need for Advanced Medical Planning p. 143
- 2. Undesirability of 600-Bed General Hospitals as L of C Units
- 3. Mobility of Forward Medical Units p. 145
- 4. Rapid Establishment of Field Ambulances
- 5. Grouping of Medical Convoys
- 6. Wireless Communication between Medical Units p. 146
- 7. Unreliability of Civil Employees in Foreign Countries
- 8. The Geneva Convention
- 9. The Stabilisation of Medical Units p. 147
- 10. Base Organisation of 2 NZEF
- Evacuation from Greece—Action taken in Egypt p. 148
- CHAPTER 5 — Crete
- [section] p. 151
- British General Hospital p. 152
- Initial New Zealand Arrangements
- NZANS at 7 General Hospital p. 153
- Departure of NZANS p. 154
- Belated Arrivals
- Health of Troops p. 155
- General Military Situation p. 156
- The Medical Plan p. 158
- Medical Command p. 159
- Difficulties of Medical Organisation
- Medical Stores and Equipment p. 160
- Transport
- Communications p. 161
- Air Attack
- 5 Field Ambulance re-located at Modhion
- 4 Field Hygiene Section Attached to 5 Field Ambulance p. 164
- ASC Drivers Join 10 Infantry Brigade p. 165
- Hospital Ship Aba
- 7 General Hospital Bombed p. 166
- Invasion Begins
- 6 Field Ambulance Captured p. 167
- 6 Field Ambulance Released and Re-established p. 169
- 7 General Hospital Released and Re-established p. 170
- The RMOs of 5 Brigade—Treatment and Evacuation of Wounded
- 5 Field Ambulance after Invasion p. 174
- Casualties from 4 and 10 Brigades p. 175
- Developments in the Battle p. 176
- 5 Field Ambulance Withdraws towards Canea p. 177
- Bombing of 6 MDS p. 181
- Battle for Galatas p. 182
- The Line Breaks p. 183
- Medical Units during the Withdrawal
- Medical Staffs Remain with Wounded p. 184
- Move to Kalivia p. 187
- General Withdrawal towards Sfakia
- Dressing Station at Imvros p. 190
- First Evacuation from Beach p. 192
- Main Embarkation, 29–30 May p. 194
- Final Embarkation
- Courage of the Wounded
- Medical Staffs Volunteer to Remain p. 196
- Reception in Egypt of Battle Casualties
- Food and Water in Crete p. 198
- Disembarkation of Troops in Egypt
- Casualties Suffered and Work Done
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REVIEW OF CRETE CAMPAIGN p. 199
- Geneva Convention p. 199
- Medical Transport p. 200
- The Work of the RMOs p. 201
- Siting of Medical Units p. 202
- Health of Troops
- Treatment of the Wounded p. 203
- The Leaving Behind of Medical Personnel p. 206
- Evacuation p. 208
- LESSONS FROM CRETE p. 209
- CHAPTER 6 — Reorganisation in Egypt and Base Administration
- [section] p. 213
- 1 General Hospital
- Field Medical Units p. 214
- General Health
- Influenza Epidemic – 5th Reinforcements p. 215
- 3 NZ General Hospital, Helmieh p. 216
- Visit of Prime Minister
- Reinforcements p. 217
- Posting of Medical Officers p. 218
- Re-equipment
- Ceremonial Parade of Divisional Medical Units p. 220
- Hygiene and Sanitation in Divisional Camps p. 221
- Health of Troops
- Dress p. 222
- Food
- Inoculation States
- Training
- Hospital Ship Maunganui p. 223
- Netherlands Hospital Ship Oranje p. 225
- Divisional Units in Canal Zone
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MEDICAL WORK AT BASE HOSPITALS p. 227
- 2 NZ General Hospital p. 227
- 3 NZ General Hospital p. 228
- 1 NZ Convalescent Depot p. 229
- Maadi Camp Hospital
- Infectious Disease in Reinforcements p. 230
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SURGICAL WORK AT BASE HOSPITALS p. 231
- 2 NZ General Hospital p. 231
- Auxiliary Departments of Hospitals p. 233
- Patients in British Hospitals p. 235
- Activities of the Consultants
- Joint Council of Order of St. John and Red Cross Society
- Dental Services p. 236
- Re-formation of 1 General Hospital
- Shortage of Specialists p. 237
- 1 NZ General Hospital Takes Over Helwan Hospital p. 238
- Review of Work at Helwan p. 239
- Provision of Mobile Surgical Unit p. 240
- Formation of CCS p. 242
- Anzac War Relief Ambulances p. 243
- Abolition of Rank of Staff Nurse
- Promotion of NCOs
- Problem of Down-Graded Men p. 244
- Graded Men
- Medical Boarding p. 246
- Enemy Air Raids on Canal Zone p. 247
- CHAPTER 7 — Libya, 1941
- [section] p. 250
- Medical Arrangements at Baggush
- 2 NZ General Hospital at Garawla p. 251
- Detachment 3 NZ General Hospital, Alexandria
- The Plan of Battle
- New Zealand Division's Part p. 254
- General Medical Plan p. 256
- New Zealand Medical Units in the Campaign p. 258
- Sinking of SS Chakdina p. 263
- The ADS with 4 Brigade p. 264
- The ADS with 5 Brigade p. 266
- The ADS with 6 Brigade p. 269
- Detachment of 4 Field Ambulance p. 272
- Captured Medical Centre at ‘Whistling Wadi’ p. 275
- Mobile Surgical Unit p. 281
- Bardia Prisoners p. 282
- REVIEW OF CAMPAIGN
- REVIEW OF MEDICAL WORK OF THE DIVISION p. 285
- LESSONS FROM THE CAMPAIGN p. 296
- CHAPTER 8 — Egypt and Syria, January - June 1942
- [section] p. 298
- New Zealand Women's War Service Auxiliary (Hospital Division) p. 299
- Invalids Returned to New Zealand p. 300
- Control of New Zealand Dental Corps
- Convalescent Homes p. 302
- Marriages of NZANS Sisters p. 303
- Medical Records Section p. 304
- Red Cross Administration p. 306
- Venereal Disease Treatment Centres p. 307
- Formation of New Zealand Section, Motor Ambulance Convoy
- Plastic Surgery p. 308
- First Repatriation of NZMC Prisoners of War p. 309
- Classification of Invalids on Hospital Ship p. 310
- Base Medical Activities p. 311
- Re-equipment of Divisional Units p. 312
- Moves to Maadi and Suez Canal Zone
- Combined Operations p. 313
- 5 Field Ambulance Returns to Western Desert p. 314
- Formation of Casualty Clearing Station
- Move to Syria
- Medical Arrangements
- Training p. 318
- Convalescent Depot p. 320
- The Hospitals
- Greek Brigade p. 321
- Hygiene and Sanitation
- Divisional Laundry p. 322
- Water
- Food
- Typhus-Disinfestation p. 323
- Infectious Diseases
- Medical Work in the Division in Syria p. 325
- Clinical Meetings p. 326
- Change of DMS 2 NZEF1
- Enemy Attacks in Western Desert p. 327
- The Division Returns to the Desert
- Arrangements for Medical Units p. 328
- CHAPTER 9 — Battle for Egypt
- [section] p. 330
- Medical Arrangements
- Battle Situation p. 331
- Minqar Qaim
- Evacuation of Wounded
- Preparations for Breakthrough p. 334
- The Breakthrough p. 335
- Medical Units in the Breakthrough p. 336
- The Alamein Line p. 339
- Enemy Attacks
- Withdrawal from Kaponga Box p. 342
- Medical Units
- Attack on Ruweisat Ridge p. 344
- The Attack on El Mreir Depression p. 345
- Medical Units in Battle p. 346
- General Situation p. 347
- Review of Medical Aspects of July Campaigns p. 348
- Air Evacuation p. 349
- Review of Operations
- American Field Service p. 350
- 1 NZ Casualty Clearing Station
- Axis Threat to Egypt
- Work at Base Hospitals p. 351
- Summer at Alamein p. 352
- Changes in Command p. 353
- The Medical Units
- The Enemy Attacks
- Operations of Medical Units p. 356
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REVIEW OF MEDICAL ARRANGEMENTS p. 358
- [section] p. 358
- Evacuation of Wounded
- Red Cross Protection p. 359
- The Work of the Regimental Medical Officers
- Surgery During the Campaign p. 360
- Resuscitation p. 361
- Sterilised Dressings p. 362
- Wound Treatment
- Splinting
- Treatment of Special Cases
- Infection p. 363
- Anaesthesia
- General
- Standard of Surgery
- Hygiene and Sanitation p. 364
- Campaign Against Flies p. 365
- Rations p. 367
- Health of Troops
- Infective Hepatitis p. 368
- Physical Exhaustion
- Base Medical Units p. 369
- 23 NZ Field Ambulance p. 370
- 2 NZ Field Transfusion Unit
- Return of Brigadier MacCormick
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LESSONS LEARNT FROM THE CAMPAIGN p. 371
- [section] p. 371
- Importance of Hygiene p. 373
- Recuperation p. 374
- Messages of Appreciation
- CHAPTER 10 — Alamein to Tripoli
- [section] p. 376
- Plan for the Offensive p. 377
- Terrain of the Battle Area
- Medical Plan for the Battle p. 378
- Divisional Medical Arrangements for the Battle
- Siting of New Zealand Medical Units p. 381
- Battle of Alamein Begins p. 382
- The Work of the Regimental Medical Officers
- Functioning of Medical Units p. 385
- General Situation p. 391
- Medical Arrangements
- Battle of the ‘Break-Out’ p. 392
- Medical Units in the Battle p. 393
- REVIEW OF CAMPAIGN FROM MEDICAL POINT OF VIEW
- [section]
- The Work of the Advanced Dressing Stations p. 394
- The Work of the Main Dressing Stations
- Work at 1 NZ CCS p. 395
- Dispersal and Red Cross Protection p. 397
- Work of the Ambulance Cars
- Surgery at Alamein
- Surgical Treatment During the Battle of Alamein p. 398
- Base Hospitals p. 400
- Medical Lessons from Alamein Battle p. 401
- Medical Plan of 10 Corps for Advance
- Signal Communication p. 402
- Medical Arrangements of 2 NZ Division for the Advance
- The Advance Begins p. 403
- General Situation – The Pursuit to the Frontier
- The Medical Units p. 404
- General Situation, December 1942 p. 406
- Medical Preparations for ‘Left Hook‘
- ‘Left Hook’ at Agheila p. 408
- Part of Medical Units p. 409
- The Advance to Tripoli p. 410
- Medical Arrangements for Advance to Tripoli
- Working of Medical Units p. 413
- At Tripoli p. 415
- Medical Lessons from the Advance to Tripoli
- Hygiene and Sanitation in Tripoli p. 416
- ADMS 2 NZ Division Promoted to DDMS 30 Corps p. 417
- CHAPTER 11 — Tunisia
- [section] p. 419
- The Mareth Line p. 421
- Siting of Medical Units
- The Battle of Medenine p. 423
- Functioning of Medical Arrangements p. 424
- Casualties
- Turning the Mareth Line p. 425
- Medical Arrangements for ‘Left Hook’ at Mareth p. 427
- The Main Assault p. 430
- Functioning of Medical Units p. 431
- Review of Medical Operations p. 433
- The Pursuit into Tunisia p. 434
- Medical Units in Pursuit p. 435
- The Situation in Tunisia p. 436
- Medical Arrangements p. 437
- The Attack on Takrouna
- Treatment of Casualties p. 438
- The End in Tunisia p. 440
- Division Returns to Maadi Camp p. 442
- Functioning of 1 NZ Mobile CCS during Campaign
- Operation at the MDS p. 444
- Grouping of CCSs
- Field Surgical Units
- First Army Arrangements p. 445
- Consultant Surgeon
- The Evacuation from the Operating Centres p. 446
- REVIEW OF THE MEDICAL ARRANGEMENTS
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REVIEW OF FORWARD SURGERY AT THE END OF THE NORTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGNS p. 453
- [section] p. 453
- The Work of a Forward Operating Centre
- Splinting of Fractures: p. 455
- Operative Technique
- Treatment of Different Injuries p. 456
- Post-Operative Care p. 458
- Evacuation of Cases from the Forward Operating Centres
- The Type of Wounds p. 459
- Infection in Wounds
- Sulphonamides p. 460
- Amputation
- Summary
- CHAPTER 12 — Administration and Base Units, October 1942 - December 1943
- [chapter] p. 462
- Furlough Drafts
- Death of Colonel F. M. Spencer p. 463
- Change of DMS 2 NZEF
- CCS Surgical Team in Sicily p. 464
- 3 General Hospital Receives Casualties from Sicily p. 465
- Moves of 1 NZ Convalescent Depot p. 466
- CCS Returns to Egypt p. 467
- Conferences
- Education of Medical Officers
- Standing Medical Board p. 468
- Revision of Medical Boarding
- Medical Reinforcements from New Zealand p. 469
- Ninth and Tenth Reinforcements
- Rank of Eighth Reinforcements p. 470
- Staffing of New Zealand Medical Corps p. 471
- Appointment of Senior Clerks as Registrars of Hospitals p. 473
- Dispensers Appointed to Commissions p. 474
- Increase in Number of Charge Sisters in General Hospitals
- Voluntary Aids—NZWAAC (Medical Division)
- Strength of Units—Other Ranks p. 475
- Health of Troops p. 479
- Unfit and War-worn Men p. 482
- Out-patients p. 485
- Ophthalmic Work p. 486
- Health of NZANS and NZWAAC
- Repatriation of Prisoners of War p. 487
- Preparations for Move to Italy p. 488
- Liaison Officer HS Oranje
- CHAPTER 13 — The Move to Italy—Sangro and Orsogna Battles
- [section] p. 491
- Proposed New Establishments for Field Medical Units p. 492
- 102 VD Treatment Centre becomes Mobile Unit p. 493
- 1 CCS Becomes Fully Mobile
- Move to Burg el Arab p. 494
- Arrangements in Italy
- Preparation for Move to Italy p. 495
- Division Moves to Italy
- Medical Arrangements p. 496
- 3 General Hospital at Bari p. 497
- Start of Italian Winter p. 499
- Move to the Front and Establishment of Chain of Evacuation
- General Situation
- Into the Attack p. 502
- Struggles for Orsogna p. 503
- The Medical Side
- Medical Arrangements for Sangro Crossing p. 506
- Work at the Battle MDS p. 512
- Work of 4 MDS at Atessa p. 513
- Wound Lesions
- Deaths
- Operations
- Work of a Forward Surgical Team
- Transfusion Team p. 514
- Civilian Casualties
- Evacuation from MDS and CCS p. 515
- The Work of the CCS
- Surgical Policy p. 516
- Surgery p. 518
- Penicillin
- Results of Penicillin Treatment p. 519
- Penicillin in Gas Gangrene
- At 3 General Hospital p. 520
- Health of the Troops p. 521
- Malaria p. 522
- Venereal Disease
- Typhus p. 523
- Immersion or Trench Foot
- Clothing p. 524
- Red Cross Stores
- Water
- Rations
- Sanitation p. 525
- LESSONS FROM INITIAL OPERATIONS IN ITALY
- CHAPTER 14 — Cassino
- [section] p. 528
- Division Joins Fifth Army
- Battle Situation at Cassino p. 529
- Siting of 2 NZ General Hospital p. 530
- NZ Corps Medical Arrangements p. 532
- Siting of Divisional Units
- Assault on Cassino p. 533
- Treatment of Casualties p. 534
- An Incident between Attacks
- The Second Attack p. 536
- Casualties p. 538
- Stretcher-Bearers of Combatant Units
- ASC Drivers p. 539
- RAP in Cassino
- Functioning of Medical Units p. 541
- Surgical Policy p. 544
- Surgery at the CCS p. 545
- Work of 1 General Hospital Surgical Team p. 547
- Work at 2 General Hospital p. 548
- Work at 3 General Hospital p. 549
- Results of Treatment: p. 550
- Dental Work in the Division
- Battle Situation and Regrouping p. 551
- Evacuation Problems p. 552
- Breakthrough towards Rome p. 553
- 2 NZ Division Breaks off Pursuit p. 554
- Moves of Medical Units p. 555
- Reception of Escaped Allied Prisoners of War
- 2 NZEF Casualties p. 556
- Climatic Conditions
- Health of the Troops
- Rations p. 557
- Clothing
- Hygiene
- Venereal Disease
- Atypical Pneumonia p. 560
- Exhaustion Cases
- Infective Hepatitis p. 561
- Malaria
- Medical Cases at 2 NZ General Hospital p. 564
- Medical Cases at 3 General Hospital p. 565
- Work at the Convalescent Depot
- Furlough Scheme p. 566
- New Zealand Forces Clubs
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CHAPTER 15 — Administration in Italy, November 1943–December 1944 p. 567
- [section] p. 567
- Hospital Ship Policy p. 569
- Medical Layout p. 570
- Tour by Director-General of Medical Services p. 571
- Closing of 1 NZ Rest Home p. 574
- Visit of Prime Minister of New Zealand
- More Prisoners of War Repatriated
- Arrival of Second Section, 11th Reinforcements
- 14 Optician Unit p. 575
- New Medical Units Formed
- Plans for Move Forward of Base Units p. 576
- Shortage of Medical Officers
- Promotion of Specialists in the NZMC p. 577
- Recruitment of New Zealand Doctors in the United Kingdom p. 578
- Non-professional Officers
- Average Strength of 2 NZEF p. 579
- Furlough for Medical Officers
- NZANS
- NZWAAC (Medical Division) p. 580
- Red Cross Organisation
- Hospital Staff for Repatriation Units in United Kingdom
- CHAPTER 16 — Florence
- [section] p. 582
- Medical Arrangements for the Attack on Arezzo
- Thrust Towards Florence p. 583
- Medical Layout
- CCS at Siena
- The Paula Line p. 585
- The Decisive Battle for Florence p. 587
- Work of Medical Units p. 588
- 6 MDS
- 4 MDS p. 590
- Moves Following Regrouping
- Relief of Division p. 591
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REVIEW OF CAMPAIGN
- Evacuation in the Forward Areas
- ADSs p. 592
- MDS
- Shortage of Medical Officers p. 595
- Work at the CCS
- Admissions to Other Than New Zealand Hospitals p. 598
- Special Surgical Work at this Period
- Scarcity of Experienced Surgeons p. 599
- Work of the Convalescent Depot p. 600
- Work of the Optician Unit
- Reorganisation of Hygiene Company
- Malaria Control p. 601
- Health of the Troops p. 602
- Physical Exhaustion p. 603
- Evacuations to New Zealand by Hospital Ship p. 604
- CHAPTER 17 — Rimini and Faenza
- [section] p. 605
- Battle Situation p. 607
- General Freyberg in Hospital p. 608
- Moves to Senigallia of HQ 2 NZEF and Medical Units
- 2 General Hospital p. 609
- Attack on Rimini
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MEDICAL ARRANGEMENTS p. 611
- MDS at Riccione p. 611
- MDS at Viserba p. 612
- Forward Evacuation
- Surgical Policy
- General Situation p. 615
- MDS at Igiea Marina p. 616
- Crossing the Rivers p. 617
- Withdrawal of 2 NZ Division to Fabriano p. 618
- Reorganisation of the Field Ambulances p. 619
- The Move to the Front Line p. 620
- Change of ADMS 2 NZ Division
- Medical Units in Forli
- Medical Operations
- MDS Opens in Faenza p. 623
- Attack Towards the Senio River p. 624
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GENERAL MEDICAL ARRANGEMENTS DURING THE PERIOD p. 625
- [section] p. 625
- Work at the ADS p. 627
- The Work at the MDS
- Work at the CCS
- The Work of the Field Surgical Unit p. 628
- Work of the Field Transfusion Unit p. 629
- Shortage of Medical Officers
- Surgery at 1 General Hospital
- Surgery at 3 General Hospital p. 630
- Surgery at 2 General Hospital
- Neurosurgical Cases
- Review of Surgery p. 631
- Climate p. 632
- Health and Hygiene
- Sickness p. 634
- Prevalent Diseases
- Admissions to other than New Zealand Hospitals p. 640
- Deaths in New Zealand Medical Units, September–December 1944
- CHAPTER 18 — Senio to Trieste
- [section] p. 644
- Activities of Medical Units
- MDS p. 645
- CCS p. 646
- Work at the Base Hospitals
- Work at the Convalescent Depot p. 647
- Returned Prisoners of War
- 2 NZ Division Withdrawn from Senio Front p. 648
- General Situation, April 1945 p. 649
- Medical Arrangements for Attack p. 650
- Attack on the Senio p. 651
- From the Senio to the Santerno p. 652
- Across the Sillaro p. 653
- Across the Idice
- Across the Po p. 654
- Across the Adige
- To Venice p. 655
- To Trieste p. 656
- The Surrender p. 657
- MEDICAL REVIEW
- Medical Work During the Advance
- The RAPs
- The ADSs p. 658
- MDSs
- FSU p. 659
- FTU
- The Work of the CCS
- Evacuation in Forward Areas p. 660
- Evacuation from the CCS
- Work of the Base Hospitals p. 661
- Surgery in the Final Battles p. 662
- Tenseness in Trieste p. 663
- Post-Armistice Medical Arrangements p. 664
- Health of Troops p. 666
- Accidental Injuries
- Malaria p. 667
- Venereal Disease p. 668
- Dysentery p. 669
- Hygiene p. 670
- CHAPTER 19 — Final Period in Italy
- [section] p. 671
- Staff for Repatriation Unit, United Kingdom
- Medical Services with Prisoner-of-war Repatriation Group p. 672
- Italy—Uncertainty before VJ Day p. 678
- Medical Administration 2 NZ Division
- Disbandment of Units p. 679
- Concentration in Florence p. 680
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HYGIENE DURING THE FINAL PERIOD IN ITALY
- Trieste Area
- Lake Trasimene p. 681
- Florence
- Diseases p. 682
- Graded Men in 2 NZEF p. 685
- Optician Unit
- Evacuation of Invalids from Italy and Egypt p. 686
- United Kingdom Leave Scheme
- Reorganisation
- Wind-up in Southern Italy p. 688
- Closing Days in Egypt p. 689
- Appendix I p. 692
- Glossary p. 696
- Index of Names p. 699
- Index p. 703
- CHAPTER 1 — The Inter-War Years, 1919–39
- [backmatter] p. 722