Patrick, Thomas Buchanan Campbell (Captain, b.1915)
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX39659 Captain Dr Thomas Buchanan Campbell Patrick, 2/3rd Independent Company, Australia and New Caledonia, 1941-1951.
The collection consists of an original handwritten diary covering November 1941 to December 1942. There are a small number of entries in 1943 and several short entries relating to personal finances up to 1951. Entries begin with the establishment of a training camp in Australia, then a move to New Caledonia, and finish with a tour of Australia, establishing and improving medical facilities in often remote towns. A majority of entries relate to specific patients, including several that are identified. A further common theme is the sanitation situation of certain areas and work required to improve standards.
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- Approximate locations: At sea
- Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Broken Hill
- Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
- Oceania: Australia, Northern Territory, Alice Springs
- Oceania: Australia, Queensland, Brisbane
- Oceania: Australia, South Australia, Adelaide
- Oceania: Australia, South Australia, Oakbank
- Oceania: Australia, South Australia, Port Pirie
- Oceania: Australia, South Australia, Terowie
- Oceania: Australia, South Australia, Woodside
- Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Geelong
- Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Horsham
- Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Melbourne
- Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Caulfield
- Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Puckapunyal
- Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Warrnambool
- Oceania: Australia, Western Australia, Geraldton
- Oceania: Australia, Western Australia, Kalgoorlie
- Oceania: Australia, Western Australia, Perth
- Oceania: Pacific Islands, New Caledonia, Noumea