by Scott Revell | Aug 19, 2014 | No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital, WWI | 0 Comments
Received an email from Colin this week regarding George Leslie Hayward. PTE Hayward was one of the original members of the No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital serving in Egypt, Lemnos, hospital ships and Gallipoli. Unfortunately he was killed at Gallipoli after a... read more
by Scott Revell | Jul 20, 2014 | No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital, WWI | 0 Comments
Hi All, I have been missing in action for a little while with work and family commitments but have had a few interesting emails come through the door in the past 6 months. Another reason for the absence was due to waiting on a response regarding an application I... read more
by Scott Revell | Jan 29, 2014 | No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital, WWI | 0 Comments
Had a very successful trip to Adelaide during the Australia Day long weekend. With only two days, I had a very tight schedule but managed to fit a lot in. I was able to visit the State Library of South Australia which houses a number of collections I looked through.... read more
by Scott Revell | Dec 1, 2013 | No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital, WWI | 0 Comments
This weekend I finished my first chapter of the book. As usual I didn’t start at the beginning but rather went with a chapter on Ismailia 1915. After the No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital arrived in Egypt in Jan 1915, half of the hospital was sent to Ismailia. Here... read more
by Scott Revell | Nov 10, 2013 | No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital, WWI | 0 Comments
Next year Australia will start to commemorate 100 years of Anzac. Centennial celebrations will occur both domestically and internationally from 2014 through to 2018. The pinnacle will no doubt be the 100th Anniversary of the landings at Gallipoli in April 2015. I... read more
by Scott Revell | Sep 24, 2012 | No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital | 0 Comments
I received this week an email from the son of PTE Garnet Dewar. He shared some wonderful photos of his father that were taken in Jan 1916 in Egypt; a dashing young man. He enlisted in 1914 and was part of the original manning of the 1st Australian Stationary Hospital.... read more