MILITÊRE GENEESKUNDIGE GEDURENDE DIE VROEE JARE (DEEL 2)

dc.creator	A.E. Van Jaarveldt
dc.date	2012-02-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:09:18Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:09:18Z
dc.identifier	10.5787/7-1-829
dc.identifier	2224-0020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/559cb346d89b417692afdca0a5833b4c
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/8882
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/559cb346d89b417692afdca0a5833b4c
dc.description	When the First World War broke out in August 1914, the Union Defence Force was still without a properly organised medical staff of .its own. Although the Defence Act of 1912 had made provision for a South African Medical Corps, financial difficulties and the importance of establishing fighting units seem to have relegated the importance of providing mil.itary medical services. On 4 August 1914, the personnel of the South African Medical Corps consisted of three men all at Defence Headquarters: a staff officer, a quartermaster and a clerk. As the Union was soon involved in the world conflict the proper establishment of a military medical service became of paramount importance. Initially a great deal was done by a skeleton staff from the Royal Army Medical Corps but South Africa was rich in civilian medical personnel and these people so on offered their services. The South African Medical Corps expanded rap,idly during the campaign in South West Africa and apart from establishing a large number of military hospit als in the Union, was able to staff several institutions in France and in German East Africa, where again the Corps worked in close co-operation with its British counterpart.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/829
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source	Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 7, Iss 1 (2012)
dc.subject	Union Defence Force
dc.subject	South African Medical Corps
dc.subject	Defence Act of 1912
dc.subject	Royal Army Medical Corps
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.title	MILITÊRE GENEESKUNDIGE GEDURENDE DIE VROEE JARE (DEEL 2)
dc.type	Article