Diary of Gerald Eugene MacDonald Stuart - Part 5

& a certain amount of our work
for the [[delivery?]] of the [[two?]] motors
present would have been avoided
not to mention the greater comfort afforded patients
by having a more rapid means of transportation
It has always been understood
(1) That the S.M.O. of a Brigade
was responsible for the xxxxxx
care treatment & transportation of
sick & wounded for this post &
Brigade (2) that for this purpose certain
equipment was allotted him
(being definitely laid down in
Establishment) (3) that this
equipment ^of which motor Amb transport was directly under
his charge & that he was
responsible for it. Yet this part
of Ambulance equipment is detailed
detached & distributed without
the Amb. commander being considered
in the slightest
The question of a motor amb
being detailed with D.M.O is
open to controversy. If the 
 

[* for the purpose of evacuating
Sick occuring on trek *]
officer acting as Medical Officer to Div [[?]]
ADMS considers that D.M.C
should have a motor Amb
attached quickly the matter should might be
brought before the A.D.M.S for
^reference to the DDMS [[?]] who if he thought fit would
attest to the matter but if not
in any case there is no reason
why a Brigade should be
penalized by being deprived of one
if a few & ^most valuable means
for transporting its sick &
casualties & to which it is entitled by establishment
The matter at present is
most unsatisfactory &
it will be an interesting point
to note whether in the future
some improvement occurs
& That the improvement in
waiting is an urgent prayer 
 

Left [[?]] at 1930, carrying
patients in Amb wagons
& dispatch some cars with
patients for Ludd. Some motors
loaned by 8th Regt proved very useful
to transport [[Tent]] Division
personnel, Some confusion amongst [[?]] to some [[?]] of journey
Journey to Ludd very [[monotonous]]
26/8/18  Arrived Ludd about 0115.
Fair camping ground in Olive
grove, Marred slightly by a
small amount of [[]] [[?]] on
E side
[[Organised]] Camp with [[?]] using
wanted our [[?]] to make the area [[?]]
evacuated patients to [[? ? ?]] S
Ludd amongst them being three
cases of Jaundice [[? ? ?]]
& [[?]]
cases [[?]]
Capt Shelley resumed duties at 9^th 
Regt.having completed raids
at Cairo & [[M]] at 78^th Div.
 

Meeting of TC units at BHQ
1630 to discuss training
discipline etc while in the area
27/8/18  wheeled Transport inspected &
reported on by Transport
Sergeants & wheelwright
The wagons to go immediately
to Workshop
[[Div ?]] L Amb motor returned
from D.H.Q
Presence of M.D Unit found
extremely useful. Officer in charge
Capt Christiansen had not reported
for duty as yet, having had an attack
of Phlybotomus fever [[?]] however
is due to a certain degree of orderly [[?]]
[[?] slightest [[?]]
28/8/18 Personnel being throughout
the day cleaning horses and
saddlery etc & [[?]] camp
e.g. sinking grease traps 
 

29/8/18  Campaign completed against V.D. [[one batch ?]]
[[medicine ?]] & [[? ?]] of question
& the [[ration ?]] is left to the [[p?]]
Nothing particular to report [[though ?]]
the unit Ordinary Camp routine
Patients admitted moslty [[Pigues ?]]
& many out to the Malignant
Malaria [[Partly ?]] Centre. V.D. [[?]] to the
[[? ]] lines of all Corps
found [[?]] of Brigade.
30/8/18  Communicated with
ADMS Aust Div with a 
view to obtain an EP tent
for Hospital purposes
Some difficulty experienced in
making grease trap owing to
soil affording little soakage
Established Prophylactic  VD tent for
Amb being in charge of Cpt [[Thorne ?]]
31/8/18  Some [[?]] stores
including eggs purchased for
unit [[?]] of [[?]] funds
[[?]] apparently is not easy
to obtain.
 

[* 10.30   11.30 *]

Tuesday 
(Morning)  Dismounted Drill
(Afternoon) Stretcher Drill
(essential very)

Wednesday  M  Dismounted Drill. [[Rubbing xxx ?]]
-------------   A. Section to T.D & lecture
on 1^st Aid in the Field & demonstration
[[first principles of ? ? ? ?]]
Thursday. M. Gas parade. Rifle inspection
General fatigues for clean up camp
A. Stretcher Drill

Friday  M [[Battery ?]] Loading of wagons [[with Casualties ?]], TD [[?]]
------     Drivers attend to Harness

A. Lecture on 1^st Aid in Field
went [[dealing ?]] [[? ?]]
[[? of Tho ?]]
Saturday  M General & [[House cleaning ?]]
--------        Inspection of lines in general
by O.C [[? ? ?]]  [[?]] [[?]] by 11.45
 

Sunday. Inspection by OC
of men's Kits which are
to be laid out
Lines to be in good order
1/9/18  Nothing to report
2/9/18  Nothing to report
3/9/18  Cases of Influenza appearing
Capt [[Baker]] departed for [[Gaza]]
4/9/18  Influenza fairly prevalent
in 9^th L.H. Regt [[M ?]]
Capt Shelley admitted & large
number of [[N ?]] from 9^th 
N^o of cases malaria subsiding
Obtained EP tent from
5^th Brigade
Sick Parades of 9^th 10^th Rgt^l 
R.H.Q., attached unit & M [[Lab ?]]
done in Amb line -
(5/9/18  Sick parade of 10^th done
in Amb line.  9^th parade
in their own lines. 
 

(6) Informal Inspection of
DGMS. GMF  General
Fetherston.
Owing to shortage of M.O.s Amb
work & medical attention to [[brg & r ?]] is as follows
(7) Communicated with Bgde
ref : obtaining five E.P. tents
for [[isolating ?]] Patients
8/  Report by Corp Wheelwright
that certain duplicate
parts unobtainable
for Amb wagons at [[?]]
Ludd. Those parts are
necessary.
Have communicated with
Bgde accordingly. 
 

9/9/-  Nothing to report  much [[?]]
10/9/-   ---
11/9/18  Hospital accommodation now
very satisfactory. 3 E.P.s
12/9/18  Matter of spare Parts for
Amb. wagons being rectified
This was referred through Brigade
to Divn
13/9/18  Some little difficulty
experienced as regards dividing
unit into Mobile & Immobile
owing to unit not being complete 
as regards saddlery shoeing etc.
[[A?]]  have consequently to
be retained in Mobile lines
14/9/18  Parade Divisional in
the morning of Mobile Section
Satisfactory Harness
Very good.
Immobile Section. left to
join up with corresponding section
of 5^th LH.F Amb under Lt Col Meehan 
 

in the afternoon.
two [[options ?]] 3 gans & 4 indian
drivers [[under unit ?]] with
16 draughts & three lightings
4 donkeys. Wheeled transport
consisted of 2 G.S. wagons 1 G.g.w
1 [[want ?]] 
Collected 4 eight gallon [[pannikins ?]] from Ord
[[Churra” ?]] equipment for water purpose
will be [[?]] to carry with [[?]] transport
15/9/--  Nothing to report. Collected
14 lying down cacolets
[[Farriers ?]] sent to workshops for repairs
16/9/10  Collected  Camels 20
Six cacolets, 14 mules (small
riding)  10 light Stretchers
17/9/18  Camp extremely busy
collecting new & despatching
old ordnance equipment, [[f ? ing? ]]
dumps etc,