Document 8 - “Taken Ill In ANZAC”
AIF Medical Case Sheet, 24 November 1915
During July, around 1400 men per week were evacuated from ANZAC for medical treatment. Nearly three quarters of them were due to sickness, not wounds.
Source: National Archives of Australia, LINKLATER B2455.
Ask Yourself
- What evidence is there that the ANZAC medical arrangements were severely strained?
- How might we explain Linklater's choice of destination to convalesce?