Document - Copy of Department of The Army Despatch, Department of the Army, Despatch of 12 A.G. Hospital, 19410923

Historical information

Copy of file no. 38-422-322 from the National Archives of Australia being a despatch relating to the 12 Australian General Hospital 164 personnel and supplies departing on the Hospital Ship Wanganella to serve in Ceylon [Sri Lanka]. This number included 50 Australian Army Nursing Service nurses, 23 Officers, 3 Masseuses, 20 Voluntary Aid Detachment staff, and others.

Physical description

Foolscap copy of a multi-page Department of the Army Despatch report with information on the source along the left hand edge.

Inscriptions & markings

'38-422-322' [Blue ink on left hand side]

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