Medical Units of 2 NZEF in Middle East and Italy
6 Field Ambulance
6 Field Ambulance
In Burnham camp, 11– 12; voyage on Orcades, 19– 20; at Bombay and Deolali, 20– 21; on Felix Roussel, 21– 2; move to Greece, 63– 4, 66; in Aliakmon line, 72; ADSs at Sphendami and Koukos, 75; MDS near Kato Melia, 76; back to Elevtherokhorion, 79– 80; detachment in Peneios Gorge, 84– 5; back to Thermopylae line, 89– 93; MDS at Livanates, 97; back to Athens, 99– 101; embarkation at Porto Rafti, 102; arrival on Crete, 113; MDS near Galatas, 115– 16; captured and released, 123– 5; near Canea, 125– 7; to Nerokourou, 134; at Kalivia, 135; march across Crete, 135– 7; at Imvros, 137– 9; embarkation at Sfakia, 140– 1; prisoners of war, 141; at Garawi, 149– 50; gift to Royal Navy, 150; at Baggush, 154– 5; ADS at Bir Chleta and Sidi Rezegh, 161– 2; MDS at Sidi Rezegh, 162– 5; MDS captured, 165; ADS captured at Belhamed, 167; in captured medical centre, 168– 73; to Italy as prisoners, 173; remnants at Baggush, 180– 1; reinforced at Maadi, 186; at Kabrit, 190; hospital at Aleppo, 193– 5; ADS on Turkish border, 194; MDS in Orontes Valley, 195; back to Egypt, 204– 5; in Alamein line, 209; ADS at El Mreir, 212– 14; Alam Halfa, 218– 19; MDS in rest area, 221– 2; ADS in battle of Alamein, 230– 2, 238; ADS in the advance, 239– 43; ‘left hook’ at Agheila, 248– 52; Christmas at Nofilia, 252– 3; ‘left hook’ to Tripoli, 252– 8; at Caneva hospital, Tripoli, 258– 60; ADS at Medenine, 265– 6; turning Mareth line, 267– 71; to Sfax and Sousse, 274– 6; ADS at Takrouna, 277– 80; return to Egypt, 286– 8; furlough drafts, 291; move to Burg el Arab, 294– 5; voyage to Italy, 296– 300; in Taranto area, 300– 5, 313– 14; ADS at Atessa, Sangro, and Castelfrentano, 316, 318, 319– 24; MDS at Castelfrentano, 327, 330– 5; ADS on Sfasciata ridge, 331, 334; Christmas 1943, 332; move to Volturno Valley, 336, 337– 9; ADS at Mignano, Portella and Mennella, 341– 2, 344– 9, 356; spell at Arce, 364– 5; towards Florence, 367; ADS at Castiglion Fiorentino, 367; MDS at San Donato, 370; MDS at Tavarnelle, 372– 4; ADS at Lucignano and Montelupo, 371– 2, 377– 8; back to Adriatic, 382– 3; rest camp, 384– 5; ADS at Rimini, Bordonchio, and Gattolino, 386– 8, 392– 3; MDS at San Mauro, 393; at Castel Raimondo, 395; fourth anniversary, 396– 7; MDS in Forli, 398, 402– 3, 406; manœuvres at Fabriano, 411– 12; ADS at Senio, 413– 14; MDS at Villafranca and Santa Agate, 414; ADS across Po, 418; MDS at Trecenta, 418– 20; at Padua, 421; at Monfalcone, 424; move to Lake Trasimene, 431– 2; rest camp, Mondolfo, 433; unit disbanded, 434.