1918 The Australian Army Medical Corps in Egypt: An Illustrated and Detailed Account of the Early Organisation and Work of the Australian Medical Units in Egypt in 1914-1915

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First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

First UK edition. Review copy with a contemporary ink stamp to the half-title. Illustrated with a frontispiece and thirty-six plates. Collated complete. A detailed and comprehensive historical study of the early organisation of the Australian Army Medical Corps in Egypt during the First World War, in the years 1914 and 1915. With chapters on the outbreak of the war, the voyage, settlement in Egypt, the rapid expansion of hospitals, Red Cross work, suggested reforms, and more. Written by Sir James William Barrett, Registrar of No 1 Australian General Hospital, Executive Officer of the British Red Cross Society Australian Branch in Egypt, and Assistant Director Medical Services Australian Forces, and Percival Edgar Deane, an Australian public servant, quartermaster of No 1 Australian General Hospital, and after his discharge from the army, he became private secretary to the prime minister, Billy Hughes.