THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY
MEDICAL CORPS IN EGYPT
THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY
MEDICAL CORPS IN EGYPT
AN ILLUSTRATED AND DETAILED ACCOUNT OF
THE EARLY ORGANISATION AND WORK OF THE
AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL UNITS IN EGYPT
IN 1914-1915
BY
JAMES W. BARRETT
K.B.E., C.M.G., M.D., M.S., F.R.C.S. (Eng.)
TEMPORARY LIEUT.-COL. R.A.M.C.
LATELY LIEUT.-COL. A.A.M.C. AND A.D.M.S. AUSTRALIAN FORCE IN EGYPT, CONSULTING
OCULIST TO THE FORCE IN EGYPT AND REGISTRAR FIRST AUSTRALIAN
GENERAL HOSPITAL; OPHTHALMOLOGIST TO THE MELBOURNE HOSPITAL, LECTURER
ON THE PHYSIOLOGY OF THE SPECIAL SENSES IN THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
AND
LIEUT. P. E. DEANE, A.A.M.C.
QUARTERMASTER FIRST AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL, EGYPT
H. K. LEWIS & CO. LTD.
136 GOWER STREET, LONDON, W.C.1
1918
DEDICATED TO
SIR HENRY and LADY MacMAHON,
IN GRATEFUL RECOLLECTION
OF THE SERVICES RENDERED BY THEM
TO THE
AUSTRALIAN SICK AND WOUNDED
IN EGYPT
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
The Australian Army Medical Corps atthe Outbreak of WarThe Call for Hospitals—Appeal to the Medical Profession, andthe Response—Raising the Units
CHAPTER II
The Voyage of the "Kyarra"Lack of Adequate Preparation—Difficulties of Organisation—PtomainePoisoning
CHAPTER III
Arrival and Settlement in EgyptDisposal of the Hospital Units—Treatment of Camp Cases—TheAcquisition of Many Buildings—Where the Thanks ofAustralia are Due
CHAPTER IV
The Rush of Wounded and Rapid Expansionof HospitalsSaving the S
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