US ARMY 85TH STATION HOSPITAL
BASE SECTION TWO
AT MAJOR'S CREEK

visits since 17 September 2000

The US Army 85th Station Hospital was based at the large 1,000 bed American hospital at Major Creek on the other side of Mt. Elliot between Giru and Woodstock (closer to Woodstock). The main hospital building were made of iron and the wards were built from fibro and timber. The Medical Corps lived in square tents in the paddocks. The hospital had its own electric generators and was was pumped from the local creek.

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This page first produced 5 July 1998

This page last updated 23 September 2002