The Australian Army Medical Corps (AAMC) first served under that name in the Boer War. It consisted of a field hospital and bearer company. Boer guerrillas during the Second Boer War There were two Boer wars, one in December 16, 1880-March 23, 1881 and the second from October 11, 1899-May 31, 1902 both between the British and the settlers of Dutch origin (called Boere, Afrikaners or Voortrekkers) in South Africa that put... A field hospital is a large mobile medical unit that takes care of the casualties outside the hospital buildings. ...
The administration and command of the AAMC is vested in the Director-General, who will also be responsible to the General Officer Commanding for the drill, discipline, efficiency, and statistics of the Medical Service.
The Director-General is also responsible that the supply of medical and surgical field equipment, ambulance, and field transport is adequate and in good order, as far as funds at his disposal will permit.
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Volume I - The Australian Army Medical Services: The Gallipoli Campaign (2nd edition, 1938)
Australianmedical personnel treating a wounded French soldier at a mobile hospital near Amiens, April 1918.
Australianmedical personnel worked in a variety of settings, from casualty clearing stations close to the front lines, to large general hospitals in France and England, treating many different nationalities- Allied and enemy.
Many stretcher-bearers and medical personnel recalled that the worst part of the work in collecting the wounded was hearing them cry out for their family, especially mothers, which brought home to them how young most of the soldiers were.
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