Veterinary

Veterinary Sections

Mobile Veterinary Sections had an establishment of 1 officer and 28 other ranks. All Veterinary Corps reinforcements were drawn from New South Wales.

1st Veterinary Section (New South Wales)
Formed New South Wales September 1914. Departed Sydney Ajana 19 December 1914. Disbanded Egypt March 1916. Personnel used to form 5th Mobile Veterinary Section. 4th Reinforcements departed Sydney Argyllshire 10 April 1915, 5th Reinforcements departed Sydney Hororata 10 April 1915, 6th Reinforcements departed Sydney Clan McEwan 30 June 1915, 7th Reinforcements departed Sydney Shropshire 20 August 1915, 8th Reinforcements departed Sydney Runic 9th August 1915, 9th Reinforcements departed Sydney Argyllshire 30 September 1915, 10th Reinforcements departed Sydney Warilda 8 October 1915, 11th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Wiltshire 8 November 1915, 12th Reinforcements departed Sydney Orontes 20 November 1915, 13th Reinforcements departed Sydney Runic 20 January 1916, 14th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Ballarat 18 February 1916, 15th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Barunga 18 February 1916, 16th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Clan MacCorquodale 6 May 1916.
Egypt

1st Mobile Veterinary Section (New South Wales) [1st Division]
Formed New South Wales September 1914. Departed Sydney Vestalia 19 December 1914. Assigned to 1st Division March 1916. 4th Reinforcements departed Sydney Argyllshire 10 April 1915, 5th Reinforcements departed Sydney Hororata 10 April 1915, 6th Reinforcements departed Sydney Afric 22 May 1915, 7th Reinforcements departed Sydney Marere 16 August 1915, 8th Reinforcements departed Sydney Runic 9th August 1915, 9th Reinforcements departed Sydney Argyllshire 30 September 1915, 10th Reinforcements departed Sydney Warilda 8 October 1915, 11th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Wiltshire 8 November 1915, 12th Reinforcements departed Sydney Orontes 20 November 1915, 13th Reinforcements departed Sydney Runic 20 January 1916, 14th Reinforcements departed Sydney Ballarat 16 February 1916, 15th Reinforcements departed Sydney Armadale 21 March 1916, 16th Reinforcements departed Sydney Mashobra 5 April 1916, 17th Reinforcements departed Sydney Palermo 18 April 1916, 18th Reinforcements departed Sydney Marathon 4 May 1916.
Egypt, Western Front

2nd Veterinary Section (Victoria)
Formed Victoria September 1914. Departed Melbourne Borda 22 December 1914. Disbanded Egypt March 1916. 4th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Shropshire 20 March 1915, 5th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Hororata   17 April 1915, 6th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Afric 22 May 1915, 7th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Malakuta, 8th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Anchisses 26 August 1915, 9th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Star of Victoria, 10th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Ballarat 9 September 1915, 11th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Osterley 29 September 1915, 12th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Botanist 24 November 1915, 13th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Vestalia 18 January 1916, 14th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Ballarat 18 February 1916, 15th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Barunga 7 April 1916, 16th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Clan MacCorquodale 6 May 1916.
Egypt

2nd Mobile Veterinary Section (Victoria, New South Wales)[2nd Division]
Formed Victoria September 1914. Departed Sydney Bakara 22 December 1914. Assigned to Second Division March 1916. 4th Reinforcements departed Sydney Argyllshire 10 April 1915, 5th Reinforcements departed Sydney Hororata 10 April 1915, 6th Reinforcements departed Sydney Afric 22 May 1915, 7th Reinforcements departed Sydney Marere 16 August 1915, 8th Reinforcements departed Sydney Runic 9th August 1915, 9th Reinforcements departed Sydney Argyllshire 30 September 1915, 10th Reinforcements departed Sydney Warilda 8 October 1915, 11th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Wiltshire 8 November 1915, 12th Reinforcements departed Sydney Orontes 20 November 1915, 13th Reinforcements departed Sydney Runic 20 January 1916, 14th Reinforcements departed Sydney Ballarat 16 February 1916, 15th Reinforcements departed Sydney Armadale 21 March 1916, 16th Reinforcements departed Sydney Mashobra 5 April 1916, 17th Reinforcements departed Sydney Palermo 18 April 1916, 18th Reinforcements departed Sydney Marathon 4 May 1916.
Egypt, Western Front

3rd Mobile Veterinary Section (New South Wales) [3rd Division]
Formed Australia 1916 for 3rd Division. Departed Sydney Karroo 5 May 1916 and Melbourne Kabinga 8 May 1916.
Western Front

4th Mobile Veterinary Section (New South Wales) [4th Division]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for 4th Division. 17th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Kabinga 8 May 1916, 18th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Ayrshire 3 July 1916, 19th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Armadale 19 July 1916, 20th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Pera 23 September 1916, 21st Reinforcements departed Melbourne Port Melbourne 21 October 1916, 22nd Reinforcements departed Melbourne Ulysses 25 October 1916, 23rd Reinforcements departed Melbourne Persic 22 December 1916, 24th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Orontes 23 December 1916, 25th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Omrah 17 January 1917, 26th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Shropshire 11 May 1917, 27th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Ascanius 11 May 1917.
Egypt, Western Front

5th Mobile Veterinary Section (New South Wales) [5th Division]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for 5th Division. 17th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Kabinga 8 May 1916, 18th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Ayrshire 3 July 1916, 19th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Armadale 19 July 1916, 20th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Pera 23 September 1916, 21st Reinforcements departed Melbourne Port Melbourne 21 October 1916, 22nd Reinforcements departed Melbourne Ulysses 25 October 1916, 23rd Reinforcements departed Melbourne Persic 22 December 1916, 24th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Orontes 23 December 1916, 25th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Omrah 17 January 1917, 26th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Shropshire 11 May 1917, 27th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Ascanius 11 May 1917.
Egypt, Western Front

6th Mobile Veterinary Section (New South Wales) [Anzac Mounted Division]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for Anzac Mounted Division.
Egypt, Sinai, Palestine

7th Mobile Veterinary Section (New South Wales) [Anzac Mounted Division]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for Anzac Mounted Division.
Egypt, Sinai, Palestine

8th Mobile Veterinary Section (New South Wales) [Australian Mounted Division]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for Anzac Mounted Division. Attached to British Imperial Mounted Division February 1917. Assigned to Australian Mounted Division June 1917.
Egypt, Sinai, Palestine

9th Mobile Veterinary Section (New South Wales) [Australian Mounted Division]
Formed Egypt July 1917 for Australian Mounted Division.
Egypt, Palestine

10th Mobile Veterinary Section (New South Wales) [Australian Mounted Division]
Formed Egypt July 1918 for Australian Mounted Division.
Egypt, Palestine

Veterinary Hospitals

1st Veterinary Evacuation Station (New South Wales)
Formed France 30 May 1918.
Western Front

1st Veterinary Hospital (New South Wales)
Formed France 21 April 1917. Located at Calais, it was capable of accommodating and treating 1250 sick or injured animals.
Western Front

Veterinary Reinforcements

Departed Sydney Ballarat 5 August 1916,  Sydney Malwa 22 July 1916, Sydney Kabinga 12 September 1916, Sydney Anglo-Egyptian 19 September 1916, Sydney Barunga 20 October 1916, Melbourne Vestalia 15 December 1916, Melbourne Boorara 10 May 1917, Sydney Morea 17 February 1917, Sydney Port Sydney 9 May 1917, Melbourne Suevic 21 June 1917, Melbourne Themistocles 4 August 1917, Sydney Kyarra 3 September 1917, Melbourne Commonwealth 2 November 1917, Melbourne Aeneas 30 October 1917, Sydney Wiltshire 2 February 1918, Melbourne Ulysses 22 December 1917, Sydney Port Darwin 30 April 1918, Sydney Borda 17 July 1918.

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Page created by Ross Mallett
ross@metva.com.au
Last update 10 December 2000