3rd Health Battalion (Australia)
3rd Health Battalion | |
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Active | 1960 - 2022 |
Country | Australia |
Branch | Army Reserve |
Type | Combat health support |
Size | One battalion |
Part of | 2nd Brigade (Australia) |
Garrison/HQ | Keswick Barracks |
Motto(s) | "Promoting Health, Providing Care"[1] |
Insignia | |
Unit public Logo | |
Identification symbol | |
Identification symbol | Colour Patch of the 3rd Health Battalion |
The 3rd Health Battalion (3 HB) is an
In February 2022, following the disbandment of 3 HSB as part of the Army's restructure of its health battalions, four new health battalions were formed that were to be placed under the command of the 2nd Health Brigade.[2][3]
Structure and Role
Consisting of four health support
While it was designated primarily as a Reserve unit, 3 HSB had a small
History
The unit traces its lineage back to the 3rd Australian General Hospital (3 AGH) that was established during the early years of World War I. During the
In 1960, the 104st Military Hospital, formed in World War 2 and based at Keswick Barracks, was re-designated as 3rd General Hospital (3 GH).[8][9] In 1965, 3 GH became a training hospital.[8][9] In 1983, 3 GH became a separate unit.[8][9] In 1989, 3 GH was renamed 3rd Forward General Hospital (3 FGH).[8][9] On 17 December 1997, 3 FGH was placed under the command of Headquarters Logistic Support Force (now 17th Sustainment Brigade).[8] On 9 October 2000, 3 FGH was renamed 3rd Health Support Battalion (3 HSB).[8]
The unit deployed personnel on various overseas deployments, mostly through rounding out Regular medical units. It provided individual personnel to deployments to
References
Citations
- ^ "3rd Health Support Battalion Welcome". Australian Army. Archived from the original on 2 April 2011.
- ^ Chief of Army Lt Gen Richard Burr (3 February 2022). "Chief of Army Order of the Day - the raising of the 1st, 2nd 3rd and 4th Health Battalions". Australian Army. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ISSN 0729-5685. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ a b "3rd Health Support Battalion". Who We Are. Australian Army. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ Neuhaus & Mascall-Dare 2014, p. 297.
- ^ "The 3rd AGH (Australian General Hospital) Lemnos Island, Greece, 1915". Gallipoli and the Anzacs. Department of Veterans' Affairs. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015.
- ^ a b Neuhaus & Mascall-Dare 2014, p. 227.
- ^ a b c d e f "3rd Health Support Battalion History Formation and Changes". Australian Army. Archived from the original on 2 April 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Introduction to the 3rd Forward General Hospital" (PDF). Paulatim: Magazine of the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps. 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2011.
- ^ "ASC 4". Angelfire. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
Bibliography
- ISBN 9781925046663.