WW1 Monte Video, Weymouth, England

(CD No. 2) for receiving men unfit for return to service within 6 months therefore to be returned to Australia.

 

[Website] Weymouth Anzacs

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[Trove] Monte Video Weymouth Camp

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[Google Map] Australia Road, Weymouth, England

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[BASES IN ENGLAND]

 

PERHAM DOWNS

(No. 1 Group) for the 1st Division..........1st, 2nd, 3rd Training Battalions.

Pioneer Training Battalion (all Divisions)

 

ROLLESTONE

(No. 2 Group) for the 2nd Division........5th, 6th, 7th Training Btns.

4th Division......4th, 12th, 13th Training Battalions.

 

LARK HILL

(No. 5 Group) for the 5th Division.......8th, 14th, 15th Training Battalions.

 

PARK HOUSE

Army Service Corps, Engineers, Signallers, Army Medical Corps Depots

 

LARK HILL

Artillery Depot.

 

TIDWORTH

Machine Gun Corps Depot

 

Engineers were moved to Christchurch, then Brightlingsea.

Signallers were moved to SHEFFORD near Hitchen

Machine Gunners moved to BELTON PARK near GRANTHAM

 

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[COMMAND DEPOT]

 

PERHAM DOWNS

(CD No. 1) for receiving troops fit to be drafted to their units at the front.

 

WEYMOUTH ***************

(CD No. 2) for receiving men unfit for return to service within 6 months therefore to be returned to Australia.

 

BOVINGTON CAMP, WOOL, DORSET

(CD No. 3) Temporarily established to receive overflow from No.1 caused by losses in the Somme fighting.

 

WORGRET HILL, near Wareham

(CD No. 4) Formed October 1916 to receive overflow from other depots,it became a depot for men likely to be fit in 3 months.

 

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[OTHER CAMPS or HOSPITAL NAMES]

 

SUTTON VENY

HURDCOTT

CODFORD

HAREFIELD

 

Until June 1917 TROOPSHIPS sailed from Southampton to Etaples. ETAPLES all Divisions had a Base Depot,

General Base Depot LIGHT HORSE, ARTILLERY,

 

After June 1917 Troopships sailed from Southhampton or Folkestone to Le Havre. LE HAVRE the Australian Bases moved to Harfleur Valley.

 

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[AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITALS]

 

(1AGH) Heliopolis, Egypt various buildings- physical injuries, diseases, shell shock.

 

(1AGH) Rouen, France dealt with general battle casualties.

 

(1AGH) Sutton Veny, England

 

(2AGH) Boulogne, Wimereux, France dealt with general battle casualties. Large Hospital 520 to 1900 beds, which was housed in 1300 huts and 600 tents.

 

(3AGH) Abbeville, France it admitted gassed patients and treated before relocating.

 

(3AGH) Lemnos Island, Greece

 

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[AUSTRALIAN AUXILIARY HOSPITALS]

 

(1AAH) Harefield, England opened 1916 and closed December 1918

 

(2AAH) Southhall, England specialised in fitting artificial limbs

 

(3AAH) Dartford England 1400 beds treatment of war-related nerves and neuroses.

 

 

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