ANZAC MEN IN HOSPITAL

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2625, 22 November 1915, Page 6

ANZAC MEN IN HOSPITAL

LARGE NUMBERS IN ENGLAND By Telegraph—Prof s Association—Copy.rlgnt London, November i 9. IWge numbers of Australasian wounded have recently arrived in England. Several prominent officers state that tho arrangements for the transport of the wounded have greatly improved. Many men suffering from dysentery and enteric liavo been brought to England, also scoros of operation cases. All the men are anxious for a speedy recovery to enable them at tho earliest moment to return to tho front. They are determined to hold on to fiallipoli, if necessary, despite the rigorous wintei and the possibilities of pneumonia. It is emphasised that they cannot have too much warm clotting, although there is no shortage. An officer deplored the tendency to Bend more wounded to Egypt now that there is cooler weather, because the constant arrivals of wounded are likely to have a bad effect on the natives. Ho thinks tho authorities ought to send most of the wounded to Lcmnos, Malta, and England. HOSPITAL REPORTS. The following Australians are in tho Wandsworth Hospital:— Colonel Fiaschi, suffering from peripheral neuritis following dysentery. Ho is somewhat better. Sir William Osier, M.D., was called in for consultation. * Major Edmonds, of Sydney, suffering from neuritis. He is progressing. Captain Jacobs, Ist Battalion, enteric. He is convalescent. ' Captain Hodgson, gunshot wound; im. proving. ■ Major M'lntosh; '7th Light Horse., an operation;'improving. Captain Richardson, 7th Light Horso, gunshot wounds, convalescent. Captains Lind and Williamstown, dysentery; improving. Captain Johnston, Melbourne, two operations; convalescent. Lieutenant Price, 6th. thirty-four shell wounds, improving.

Captain Arblaater, Bth Light Horse, a foot wound.

Captain Prisk, 6th, -wounded in both' arms. After an operation he is improving. -

Captain Abott, 22nd, nervous shock; improving. . Captain Clarke, 14th, gunshot wound in the back: convalescent.

Major Weddell, 7th, operation; improving. Captain M'Donald, 2nd Light Horse, enteric; convalescent. Captain Ross, Maryborough, ja/undice; well, ' Captain Chambern, !Hh, dysentery; improving. Lieutenant-Colonel Cannon, 15th; operation; improving.

Colonel Pope, West Australia; con. ralescent.

Captain Darnell, 11th, operation; convalescent.

Captain Birth, 16th, dysentery, to turning to Australia on leave. Captain Laory, Medical Corps, dysen. tery; after an operation ho is impror. ing. Captain Oldham, Medical Corpß, enteric; convalescent. i NEW ZEALANDERS. Colonel Hughes, lumbago; slowly Improving. Captain Jory, Medical Corps, enteric; convalescent. Captain Innis,' Dunedin, dysentery; I after an operation is progressing satisfactorily. Colonel M-aclaurin (Svdney), Major Young (Melbourne), Major Cameron (Brisbane). Ciptain Cullen (West-Aus-tralia), and twenty-five nurses; who were mentioned last month, are now attached" to the Wandsworth Hospital. [In the House of Commons on October 19. Mr.- Cathcart Wason: asked tho TTnder-J'eoretary for War why the 10th Australian Hosnital Staff, then in England, was not being utilised, and if, out of respect for Australian sentiment, he ■woiild sec that, the unit was not split. ut>. Mr. H. J. 'Pennant, in renlv. said ho was informed by Sir fieorgo Reid that the medical officers and nurses- referred to did not constitute a onmpMo staif for a general liosnital. They had arrived without' equipment, and vero sent to London in view of contemplated extensions of the 3rd General Hospital. Arrangements in this direction were progressing "]