J.B. McKinney
Medical Units of 2 NZEF in Middle East and Italy

 

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

New Zealand and Indian casualties from El Mreir at 4 Field Ambulance. (N. M. Gleeson)

4 Field Ambulance training at Burnham, 1939. (Green and Hahn)

The Dunera leaving Wellington, January 1940, en route to Lyttelton to embark First Echelon troops, including 4 Field Ambulance. (C. P. S. Boyer)

1 NZ General Hospital entrance, Pinewood, England. (N. M. Gleeson)

His Majesty the King inspects Sisters from 1 NZ General Hospital at Mytchett. With him is Matron Miss E. C. Mackay (London News Agency)

1 NZ General Hospital, Helmieh. (New Zealand Army Official)

NZ General Hospital at Helwan. (New Zealand Army Official)

1 NZ General Hospital at Pharsala, Greece. (C. R. Kirk)

Scene near hospital area, Pharsala. (N. M. Gleeson)

4 Field Ambulance MDS camouflaged and dug in near Katerine. (P. V. Graves)

6 Field Ambulance withdrawing through Larissa. (A. H. Thomas)

1 NZ General Hospital ready to embark from Piræus for Egypt. (N. M. Gleeson)

On the Thurland Castle returning from Greece. (P. V. Graves)

New Zealand Sisters at Suda Bay, Crete. (R. D. King)

7 British General Hospital near Canea.

Wounded German paratroops treated at 5 Field Ambulance, Modhion, Crete.

Wounded sheltering in a ditch at 6 Field Ambulance, near Canea. (A. J. Spence)

Hospital Ship Maunganui. (New. Zealand Army Official)

Hospital Ship Oranje.

Wounded from Greece and Crete at mess in a ward of 2 NZ General Hospital, Helwan. (New Zealand Army Official)

1 NZ General Hospital parades before Brigadier K. MacCormick at Maadi. (New Zealand Army Official)

The hospital wadi near Sidi Rezegh after its capture by the Germans.)

The move to Syria. 4 Field Ambulance convoy in the Bekaa Valley. (N. M. Gleeson)

Zahle in the early spring---from the site of 1 NZ CCS (N. M. Gleeson)

A civilian hospital in Aleppo occupied successively by 6 and 5 Field Ambulances. (K. G. Killoh)

3 NZ General Hospital at Beirut. (New Zealand Army Official (M. D. Elias))

First nursing aids, NZ WAAC, arrive in Egypt on HS Maunganui. (New Zealand Army Official)

An American Field Service ambulance car and driver (on right) after Minqar Qaim. (New Zealand Army Official)

A blood transfusion in the desert. after Ruweisat. (K. G. Killoh)

4 Field Ambulance desert operating theatre for El Mreir casualties. (N. M. Gleeson,)

5 Field Ambulance MDS receives Alamein wounded. (K. G. Killoh)

An operation by 1 CCS surgical team in the same MDS. (K. G. Killoh)

Christmas Dinner, 1942, for 5 Field Ambulance, Nofilia. (K. G. Killoh)

New Zealand Sisters at 1 CCS, Cyrenaica. (British Official)

1 CCS in wild flowers at Sirte. (D. T. Stewart)

Patients and staff gather for open-air concert at 3 NZ General Hospital, Suani Ben Adem, Tripoli. (New Zealand Army Official )

Wounded from Tebaga Gap being loaded into an air ambulance. (New Zealand Army Official (H. Paton) and K. G. Killoh)

5 Field Ambulance ADS, Takrouna. (K. G. Killoh)

4 Field Ambulance convoy returns to Egypt. (N. M. Gleeson)

5 Field Ambulance trucks moving up to the Sangro, November 1943. (K. G. Killoh)

4 Field Ambulance ADS at Casalanguida, near the Sangro (New Zealand Army Official (G. Kaye))

4 Field Ambulance MDS at Atessa for the Sangro attack. (J. K. Elliott collection )

5 Field Ambulance ADS at the Sangro. K. G. Killoh )

Medical staff at Atessa before the Sangro attack. (A. W. Douglas)

Patients being carried back by RAP jeep, Orsogna. (R. D. King)

1 Mobile CCS, Presenzano, Cassino. (A. W. Douglas)

4 Field Hygiene Section's shower unit near Cassino. (New Zealand Army Official (G. Kaye))

5 Field Ambulance ADS near Mount Porchia, Cassino. (G. H. Levien)

Entrance to Maori Battalion RAP in crypt at Cassino. (C. N. D'Arcy)

5 Field Ambulance ADS at Sant' Elia, with ambulance cars parked in the shelter of buildings. (K. G. Killoh)

6 Field Ambulance MDS at Pozzilli, near Cassino. (S. de Bonnaire collection)

A class at 4 Field Hygiene Section's Malarial School, Volturno Valley. (New Zealand Army Official (M. D. Elias))

Major H. T. Knights examines Italian children for malaria. (New Zealand Army Official (M. D. Elias))

2 NZ General Hospital, Caserta. (New Zealand Army Official (6. R. Bull))

1 NZ General Hospital, Molfetta. (New Zealand Army Official (G. R. Bull))

Convalescent Depot patients on the breakwater, San Spirito. (New Zealand Army Official (G. R. Bull))

A wounded Indian soldier being treated at 5 Field Ambulance MDS, south of Florence. K. (G. Killoh)

Colonel G. W. Gower (C0) and Matron Miss M. E. Jackson welcome the 40,000th patient to 3 NZ General Hospital, Bari. (Unit photograph)

1 NZ General Hospital, Senigallia. (A. W. Douglas)

4 Field Ambulance trucks cross the Po. (A. W. Owen-Johnston collection)

Picnic for 3 NZ General Hospital staff a and patients at Polignano (on Adriatic coast) as part of the VE Day celebrations. (E. B. Gilberd collection)

A wedding at 3 NZ General Hospital, Bari. (New Zealand Army Official (M. D. Elias))

Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Freyberg (with Matron Miss J. MacKinnon) shaking hands with members of the nursing staff at 6 NZ General Hospital, Florence, during his farewell visit. (New Zealand Army Official)

 

LIST OF MAPS

Central and Eastern Mediterranean

Italy

In Text

Dispositions of New Zealand Medical Units in Greece at 8 April 1941

Southern Greece showing Evacuation Points

Crete

Libyan Campaign, 1941

Egypt, Palestine and Syria

Battle of El Alamein---Dispositions at 23 October 1942

Advance to Tripoli

Left Hook round Mareth Line

Medenine to Enfidaville

Sangro and Orsogna Battles

Cassino and Mountain Sector

Forli to Trieste


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