Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/259/1 - 1917 - 1927 - Part 20

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and returned to Australia. Their number was fifty.

The nurses did splendid work throughout India,

particularly those who were taken on the strength of

the North West Frontier Force during the Afghan

War of 1919.

The following was approximately the location of
the nurses and the strengths of the hospitals.
 

Bombay	Victoria Hospital	600 Beds	√
	Freeman Thomas Hosp.	600   "	Basis
Deolali	44th  B. G. H	1200  "	√	Colaba - War Hospital many VADs
	34th Welsh G.H.	2000/ 3000 "	√	Open country cooler. 1½ x ¾. old barracks car
Poona	Deccan War Hospital	80/  1200 "	√
	King Georges H.	600 "	√
Secunderabad	Station Hosp.	1000 "		(Trimulgherry  - Deccan Hosp 1200 -
Bangalore	"            "	800 "	√
Belgaum	"            "	100  "	√	AANS also & Engl sisters Peshawar Rawalpindi Gharial Khuldana Quetta Meerut
Delhi	"             "	100 150 "	√
Maymyo Burma	"             "	150 "	√
Daghshai	Malaria Research Stn	100 "	√
Warizistan Frontier	Clearing Stn	5		5 nurses stationed at Tank √
Dera Ghazi Khan	Clearing Stn			4 nurses - no woman ever before
Burshire Persia	Station Hosp	150 Beds		6. nurses
Hospital Ships	"Ellora" - "Vita"		Bombay  to Persian Gulf	4 nurses
			Madras to German East Africa	4 nurses
Alipore	Stn Hosp	100 "	√
Nasik	Offrs Hosp	50 beds	√
Abmenagar	Station Hosp	100	√

Particular mention might be made of the

splendid work done in organisation of the

Hospitals by P/M Davis & M^s Dowsley, Dunne

Bennett & Molloy

the work of Miss G.E. Davis the P./M being outstanding.

Mention might also be made of the splendid work

and devotion to duty of W.O. Class i T.J. Baker

of my own staff. I never wish to have a better

Sgt. Major. Please note that I did exactly the same for the

New Zealand E.F. & the New Zealand Govt. that I did for our

own people. There were only a few New Zealanders

attached to the Wireless Squadron. I left this

out as I understand it is only an A.I.F. Record

you will be writing.

C.McPherson

[Vic]

During 1916 50 AANS vold

Arab strokes Vict Hosp. 109^o &

over 110^o had died on ship.

The Ts often made up their minds

they were going to die. ^"The Ts were good patients

& ^appd grateful for all tt ws done for them."

In June 1918 Vic W.H. closed as

needed for [[?]] offices.

Gerrard F Thomas in [Buctl?] in [?] shape.

Ward boys white suits green turbans &

belts. Many pot plants.
Sept 09 1918 Infl. in Bombay v. bad

Bombay deaths 700 p.d.  A glare from

[[?]] grds looked like city on fire.

G. F. Thomas

[*Ryan*]

12 to Gerrard F Thomas hospl - many head cases - 

Some Aust & NZ wireless men - The Lancs Welsh &

Scottish boys from Gpli were full of tales of / Australns there.

Lady Willingdon

Son k in retreat from Mons..

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R Derrer, left Brist 14 Sept 1916. Sent 10 Oct to

Gerrard F Thomas War Hospl . 1000 beds -

[*G.F.Thomas*] 

Patients - wd Brit tps.  Staff 50 (12 AANS) Some 

India trained & some VADs. Tempy.

[*Freeman Thomas

E.Burke*]

Freeman Thos War Hosp built 

for a School of Science - fine bldg. right

in the city. No RA MC ordls. only native

ward boys. 

[*Colaba*] 

Colaba a few Engl sisters - mainly Aust

under Brit matron. Colaba patients 

mainly Brit garrison from India.

[* Colaba

Mackellar.*]

Colaba - like one happy family.