Medical Evacuation Chain - World War 1 - Poster
Modern diagram as poster showing stages in the World War 1 medical evacuation chain.
During World War I, the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) suffered 58,339 deaths and 151,948 wounded. To help deal with so many injured and sick soldiers, the Australian Army Medical Corps was expanded. Australian soldiers served. They also worked in Australian hospitals for returned soldiers. Separate entries cover the Regimental Aid Post, the Field Ambulance, Casualty Clearing Stations, Base Hospitals (General, Stationary and Auxiliary), Command Depots and Convalescent Depots, Ambulance Trains, Ambulance Barges, and Hospital Ships.
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The medical evacuation chain and medical services are presented in a separate section of the World War 1 Galleries. Artefacts relating to medical services, the treatment of wounds, casualty recovery are also found throughout the Galleries. Individual stories of doctors, nurses, stretcher bearers are also found throughout the Museum. The Prisoner of War Gallery highlights the degree of medical improvisation and professional skills that saved many lives on the Thai Burma Railroad.
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
Other items from Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
- Cap, Uniform, Peaked, Coloured
- Watercolour of passenger ship leaving Fremantle docks, 1907
- India Medal (1895-1902)
- Regimental Blazer
- World War 1, Middle East, Syria, Damascus, Logistics, Watering, 10 Australian Light Horse, 1918
- World War 1, Middle East, Palestine, Jordan Valley, Logistic, Watering 10 Australian Light Horse, 1918
- World War 1, Western Australia, 10th Reinforcement, 10 Light Horse, 1915
- World War 1, Middle East, Egypt, Logistics, Watering, 10 Light Horse, 1915
- World War 1, Western Australia, 33rd Reinforcement, 10 Light Horse, 1918
- World War 1, Western Australia, 31st Reinforcement and 32nd Reinforcement,10 Light Horse, 1917
- World War 1, Western Australia, 27th Reinforcement, 10 Light Horse, 1917
- World War 1, Western Australia, 24th Reinforcement, 10 Light Horse, 1917
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