About This Unit
Camp Hospitals - Australia WW2
Camp Hospitals were raised in almost every camp established by the Army throughout Australia in WW2. Major units (Battalions) that transitted through these camps generally had their own Regimental Aid Post (RAP) headed by a Captain Medical Officer, and access to Field Ambulances which were part of their parent Brigade. Smaller elements relied on the Camp Hospitals.
Hospitalisations of a longer duration would generally be referred to the General Hospital system (see separate unit listing).
As is often the case these units were known by names other than their official titles, which also varied during the course of the war.
These Camp Hospitals were initially commanded by the Military District HQ in each State / Line of Communication Area.
1 Camp Hospital - Cairns
2 Camp Hospital - Chermside
3 Camp Hospital - Enoggera
4 Camp Hospital - Redbank
5 Camp Hospital - Ipswich
6 Camp Hospital - Thursday Island
56 Camp Hospital - Cowan Cowan
7 Camp Hospital - 'Exhibition'/ Bowen Hills
8 Camp Hospital - Warwick
9 Camp Hospital - not raised
10 Camp Hospital - Coorparoo
11 Camp Hospital - Cowra
12 Camp Hospital - Moore Park
13 Camp Hospital - Dubbo aka 204 Camp Hospital
14 Camp Hospital - Hay aka 205 Camp Hospital
15 Camp Hospital - Cowra aka 206 Camp Hospital
16 Camp Hospital - Ingleburn
17 Camp Hospital - Liverpool
18 Camp Hospital - Narellan
19 Camp Hospital - Bendigo
20 Camp Hospital - Broadmwadows
21 Camp Hospital - Dandenong
22 Camp Hospital - Foster (Vic) / Canungra Qld
23 Camp Hospital - Geelong
24 Camp Hospital - Hamilton
25 Camp Hospital - Murchison PoW Camp
26 Camp Hospital - Royal Park
27 Camp Hospital - Seymour
28 Camp Hospital - Tatura
29 Camp Hospital - Darley
30 Camp Hospital - Ballarat
31 Camp Hospital - not raised
32 Camp Hospital - Woodside (SA), Tennant Creek, Alice Springs
33 Camp Hospital - Terowie (SA) / Tennant Creek
34 then 52 Camp Hospital - Wayville (SA),
35 Camp Hospital - Warradale (SA), Camooweal (Qld)
36 Camp Hospital - Strathalbyn (SA)
37 Camp Hospital - Melville (WA)
38 Camp Hospital - Northam(WA)
39 Camp Hospital - Rottnest Is
40 Camp Hospital - Narrogin, Claremont, Broome
41 Camp Hospital - Brighton (Tas)
42 Camp Hospital - aka 2 Camp Hosp 7MD Darwin, Adelaide River, Mataranka, Terowie (SA)
43 Camp Hospital - not raised
44/45 Camp Hospital - Larrimah (NT)
47 Camp Hospital - Goondiwindi
48 Camp Hospital - Watsonia
49 Camp Hospital - Wangaratta
50 Camp Hospital - Balcombe
51 Camp Hospital - 1942-43 Murchison PoW Camp
52 Camp Hosipital - previously 34 ACH Wayville SA
54 Camp Hospital - Kapooka / Wagga Wagga
55 Camp Hospital - Ingleburn / Tennant Creek
57 Camp Hospital - 2 Fortress Company North Head (NSW)
58 Camp Hospital - 3 Fortress Company Queenscliff (Vic)
59 Camp Hospital - 4 Fortress Company Largs Bay (SA)
60 Camp Hospital - 5 Fortress Company Pottnest Is
61 Camp Hospital - 8 Fortress Company Fort Scratchley Newcastle
62 Camp Hospital - 11 Fortress Company Portsea
63 Camp Hospital - Port Kembla
64 Camp Hospital - Loveday (SA)
65 Camp Hospital - Pine Creek
66 Camp Hospital - Sellheim (Qld)
67 Camp Hospital - Warwick (Qld)
68 Camp Hospital - Ingleburn
69 Camp Hospital - not raised
70 Camp Hospital - Greta
71 Camp Hospital - Fortress Company Lytton
72 Camp Hospital - (Composite) Georges Heights
73 Camp Hospital - (Composite) Caulfield / Ivanhoe / Fishermen's Bend
74 Camp Hospital - Keswick (SA)
75 Camp Hospital - Claremont
76/80 Camp Hospital - Brighton / Hobart
77 / 81 Camp Hospital - aka Camp Hospital No. 4 / 81 Special Hospital
78 Camp Hospital - Maryibyrnong
79 Camp Hospital - Myrtleford
82 Camp Hospital - Selheim
83/84 Camp Hospital - not raised
85 Camp Hospital - Cook (SA)
86 Camp Hospital - Puckapunyal
88 Camp Hospital - Bathurst
201 Camp Hospital - Tamworth
Compiled by Steve Larkins Jul 21