clearing hospital

A total of 54,800 beds were set aside in Palestine and Egypt, including convalescence and clearing hospitals.

Less than a month later, Leybold was seriously wounded during operations near Namur and was evacuated to a casualty clearing hospital.

By August, casualty clearing stations or clearing hospitals were located at Ludd, Jaffa and Jerusalem, supported by medical stores depots at Ludd and Jerusalem.

Although No. 2 Australian Stationary Hospital at Moascar, was organised, equipped, and staffed for any type of medical or surgical work, it was retained as a Camp Clearing Hospital by the D.M.S., EEF.

McKenzie signed with the AIF as a medical orderly during the war (he was a Sergeant with the 1st Australian Clearing Hospital, First A.I.F.) and spent some time at Gallipoli before being moved to Alexandria in Egypt.