Correspondence relating to Wilfrid Wanostrocht Giblin, 1915 - Part 5

Conflict:

First World War, 1914–18

Subject:

Documents and letters

Status:

Finalised

Accession number:

AWM2017.6.303

Difficulty:

DDMS
Mudros
I am forced to again draw
attention to the condition of the Australian
Casualty Clearing Station, with regard to
the depleted ~~state~~ numbers and state of
health of the personnel.
The long continued work under
strenuous conditions has seriously undermined
the strength of most of the officers &
men who have all suffered more or less
from the prevalent diarrhoea, with a
result that their resistance to infection
or cold is practically nil and one or
more have to be evacuated daily.
Unless this unit can be given a rest
I am afraid most of the officers & men
will be permanently unfit for xx service.
The four RAMC officers attached
have proved of great service in relieving
the medical staff of whom only three original
members are left. We urgently need not
less than twenty (but thirty if possible)
A.M.C. men to reinforce this depleted unit.
I attach paper showing strength.
WW Giblin Lt Col
xx Medical Control Officer
Anzac
Anzac
Aug 24^th 1915

Australian Casualty Clearing Station
Anzac

Establishment

Present strength

Requiring to complete

Officers 8

Other
Ranks 77

8 (4 RAMC officers
attached)

WW Giblin Lt Col
Medical Control Officer
Anzac
Anzac
Aug 24 ' 1915

"C" Form (Duplicate). Army Form C. 2123.
MESSAGES AND SIGNALS. No. of Message

^{Charges to Pay.}
^{£ s. d.}

^{Office Stamp.}
ARMY
A 24.VIII.15.C
TELEGRAPHS

Service Instructions.

Handed in at GHQ Office 14.27 m. Received 14 35 m.

TO Lt Colonel Giblin ACC station
Anzac

^{Sender's Number}

MHQ 670

^{Day of Month}

^{In reply to Number}

AAA

Wire total sick of Australian
and Australian New Zealand Divisions
evacuated on first of June
July August Wounded not wanted

FROM DMS GHQ
PLACE & TIME
_{(24932). M.R.Co.,Ltd. Wt. W9668/1672. 50,000 Pads-1/15. Forms/C.2123.}

"A" Form. C.M. Form A.39.
MESSAGES AND SIGNALS. Army Form C. 2121. No. of Message

TO GHQ
IMBRDS

^{* Sender's Number.}

^{Day of Month.}

^{In reply to Number}

670

AAA

Sick evacuated Australian Division June /
first twenty four July twenty
seven August ninety three stop
New Zealand and Australian Division
June fourteen July forty August
fifty

"C" Form (Duplicate). Army Form C. 2123.
MESSAGES AND SIGNALS. No. of Message

^{Charges to Pay.}
^{£ s. d.}

^{Office Stamp.}
ARMY
A 24.VIII.15.C
TELEGRAPHS

Service Instructions.

Handed in at GHQ Office 1245 m. Received 12 57 m.

TO Colonel Giblin Medical
Beach Control Aust Casualty
Clearing Station Anzac

^{Sender's Number}

MHQ 668

^{Day of Month}

24th

^{In reply to Number}

AAA

Report received today states that
no 13 Casualty Clearing
Station is in hopeless condition
and that capable officer to
command is necessary and Enquire
into this and if necessary
select an officer from any
of the units under your
control and Wire action taken
and report fully by letter

FROM DMS GHQ
PLACE & TIME 1230
_{(24932). M.R.Co.,Ltd. Wt.W9668/1672. 50,000 Pads-1/15. Forms/C.2123.}

"A" Form. C.M. Form A.39.
MESSAGES AND SIGNALS. Army Form C. 2121. No. of Message

^{Prefix Code m.}	^Words.	^Charge.	^{This message is on a/c of :} ^{.........................................Service.} ^{(Signature of "Franking Officer.")}	^{Recd. at m.} ^Date ^From ^By
^{Office of Origin and Service Instructions.}	^Sent ^{At m.} ^To ^By

TO DMS
GHQ
IMBROS

^{* Sender's Number.}

^{Day of Month.}

^{In reply to Number}

668

AAA

After enquiry find no demand
for drastic action unless more
evidence of neglect produced
From [[P &S? or Medical Control?]] Officer
Place
Time
_{The above may be forwarded as now corrected. (Z)}
_Censor.
_{Signature of Addressor or person authorized to telegraph in his name.}
_{D.210/9.13.-C.9258 * This line should be erased if not required.}

DMS
GHQ Imbros
In reply to your cable MHQ668
in which you ask for full report on affairs
of No 13 C.C. Station I beg to furnish
the following information.
Captain Way, R.A.M.C. ~~oficer~~
acting O.C No 13 C.C.S. reports to me that the
A.D.M.S. 13^th Division had been to the shelter
shed of in which patients were awaiting
evacuation at about 8 a.m. this morning
He had asked one man if he had had
anything to eat. On his replying, he
had not. A.D.M.S. had threatened to
report the matter & that the ADMS was
very angry & would hear no explanation.
Lt Jetters of RAMC the evacuating
officer, stated to me that the cases
waiting were walking cases which
had been 'fed' late last night and
had slept in the shelter. At which
the officer referred to had a cup
of tea whilst the transport of these
patients was being prepared at the
[[?]] the ADMS [[control?]]
I inspected this station
yesterday & the work was proceeding
[[satisfactorily?]]
[[?]]
[[?]]
[[?]]
the [[?]] [[confusions?]]in his instructions

of DMS and are treating [[this?]]
Lt [[?]] from No 16 CCS
are carried to No 12 & left [[?]] [[?]] xx
evacuated by No 13 at their new
pier.
I can see no ground
for drastic action unless the charges
of ~~xxxxx~~ incompetence against
the officer in charge contains something
else. Please forward particulars
so that I can go fully into the
matter.

WW Giblin Lt Cl
Medical Control Officer
Anzac
August 24 1915

"A" Form. Army Form C.2121.
MESSAGES AND SIGNALS. No. of Message

^{Prefix Code m.}	^Words.	^Charge.	^{This message is on a/c of :} ^{........................................Service.} ^{(Signature of "Franking Officer.")}	^{Recd. at m.} ^Date ^From ^By
^{Office of Origin and Service Instructions.}	^Sent ^{At m.} ^To ^By

TO Medical Control Officer
Anzac

^{* Sender's Number}

^{Day of Month}

^{In reply to Number}

AAA

Lt Col Shanerhan wishes me to
have the Quartermaster whom we
left behind at Mudros sent
here with three men if
the N.C.O. & 2 men
whom I wrote for 5
days ago have not already
started A.C.C. Will you please
wire D.D.M.S. Mudros accordingly

From 13^th Casualty Clearing Station
Place Mule Gully Walkers Ridge Anzac
Time 4.15p.m
The above may be forwarded as now corrected.
Censor.

(Z)
L. Way Capt. R.A.M.C.
_{Signature of Addressor or person authorised to telegraph in his name}
_{*This line should be erased if not required.}
_{8350 S. B. Ltd. Wt. W4843/541-50,000. 9/14. Forms C2121/10.}

The Commandant
L of C.
Anzac
I have to report that
together with the OC. 21^st Sanitary
Section I made a Sanitary inspection
of Anzac Area on 25^th inst.
We found that the cleanliness
of the camping areas & disposal of
refuse in the lines were faulty & many
cases resulting in accumulation of food
tins and fouling of surface soil.
Apparently there has been a
misunderstanding on the part of many
units as to their personal responsibility
for the cleanliness of their areas. The
Sanitary Section has been expected to
do scavenger work whereas the function
of this unit is to supervise & instruct
but not to do the fatigue work of the
various corps. In some cases where sites
have been taken over from outgoing
units and refuse has been left & xx is
not yet cleaned up.
I have instructed the O.C
Sanitary Section to warn the units affected
& to detail members of his section to
supervise the cleaning up of present
accommodation of [[setback?]]. If this does
not produce a satisfactory result, I
must ask you to take drastic action
in bringing the offenders to book.
WW Giblin Lt Col
Med Control Officer
Anzac
26/8/15

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