Medical Units of 2 NZEF in Middle East and Italy
5 Field Ambulance
5 Field Ambulance
In Burnham camp, 9– 10; voyage on Aquitania, 16– 18; in England, 53– 5; at battle positions, Dover, 58– 9; in Aldershot Command, 60– 1; voyages to Egypt, 61– 2; move to Greece, 66– 7; MDS at Dolikhe, 77; ADS at Ag Demetrios, 77; MDS at Elevtherokhorion, 80, 82– 3; ADS in Servia Pass, 80– 2; back to Thermopylae line, 86– 7; MDS at Kamena Voula, 96; back to Athens, 99; embarkation at Porto Rafti, 102; detachment on Kea Island, 104; arrival on Crete, 113; MDS at Ay Marina, 114, 116– 7; at Modhion, 119– 21; treatment of wounded, 128– 9; withdrawal towards Canea, 130– 3; party remains with wounded, 133; to Nerokourou, 133– 4; at Kalivia, 135; march across Crete, 135– 7; at Imvros, 137– 9; embarkation at Sfakia, 140– 1; prisoners of war, 141; at Garawi, 149; life at Baggush, 154– 5; MDS across the Wire, 159; ADS near Sidi Azeiz, 159– 60; MDS at Sidi Rezegh, 163– 5; MDS captured, 165; ADS captured and released, 167– 8; in captured medical centre, 168– 73; to Italy as prisoners, 173; ADS in Cyrenaica, 178– 9; remnants at Baggush, 180– 1; reinforced at Maadi, 186; in Cyrenaica, 195; at Aleppo, 195; back to desert, 204– 5; ADS at Minqar Qaim, 206– 9; ADS and MDS reach Alamein line, 210; ADS at Ruweisat, 211; in battle of Alamein, 230– 4, 237; on ‘left hook’ at Agheila, 248– 52; Christmas at Nofilia, 252– 3; ‘left hook’ to Tripoli, 254– 8; MDS at Tripoli, 259; at Medenine, 265– 6; turning Mareth line, 267– 71; MDS at Gabes, 272; 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; move to San Severo, 312; MDS at San Buono, 313; at Gissi, 316; ADS at Sangro, 318– 20; at Castelfrentano, 325; on Sfasciata Ridge, 327– 8; Christmas 1943, 332; move to Volturno Valley, 336; ADS at Cassino, 344, 347, 350– 1; MDS at Mignano, 351; ADS at Sant' Elia, 356– 9; at Atina and Sora, 360– 1; spell at Arce, 364– 5; towards Florence, 367– 8; ADS at San Donato, 369; MDS near Castellina, 369; ADS at Scandicci, 376; back to Adriatic, 382– 3; ADS at Rimini, 386; MDS at Riccione, 388– 9; ADS at Gatteo, 392; at Camerino, 395; MDS in Forli, 398; ADS on Lamone, 399, 400– 1; ADS at Senio, 414; MDS at Ganzanigo, 415; in regatta, 429; leave camp, Venice, 430; move to Lake Trasimene, 431– 2; unit disbanded 434.