The Australian Army Veterinary Corps 1909 - 1946
Michael Tyquin
The Australian Army Veterinary Corps 1909 - 1946
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Michael Tyquin
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National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry
Author: Tyquin, Michael B. (Michael Bernard), 1952
Title: Forgotten men : the Australian Army Veterinary Corps
1909-1946 / Michael Tyquin.
ISBN: 9780980814088 (hbk.)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Australia. Australian Army. Veterinary Corps--History.
Veterinary services, Military--Australia.
World War, 1914-1918--Participation, Australian.
World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Australian.
Australia--History, Military.
Dewey Number: 355.3450994
THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY HISTORY COLLECTION
Winning with Intelligence
Judy Thomas
Duntroon
Darren Moore
The Warrior Poets
Robert Morrison
The History of the Royal Australian Corps of Transport 19732000
Albert Palazzo
Defenders of Australia
Albert Palazzo
The Fight Leaders
D. Butler, A. Argent and J. Shelton
Operation Orders
Pat Beale
Little by Little
Michael Tyquin
Red Coats to Cams
Ian Kuring
Bowler of Gallipoli
Frank Glen
Vets at War
Ian M. Parsonson
Only One River to Cross
A.M. Harris
The Fragile Forts
Peter Oppenheim
Hassett: Australian Leader
John Essex-Clark
Persian Expedition
Alan Stewart
The Chiefs of the Australian Army
James Wood
Never Late
Gordon Dickens
To Villers-Bretonneux
Peter Edgar
Madness and the Military
Michael Tyquin
The Battle of Anzac Ridge 25 April 1915
Peter D. Williams
Doves Over the Pacific
Reuben R.E. Bowd
The Lionheart
David Coombes
Battlefield Korea
Maurie Pears
Chemical Warfare in Australia
Geoff Plunkett
A Most Unusual Regiment
M.J. Ryan
Between Victor and Vanquished
Arthur Page
Country Victorias Own
Neil Leckie
Surgeon and General Ian
Howie-Willis
Willingly into the Fray
Catherine McCullagh
Beyond Adversity
William Park
Crumps and Camouflets
Damien Finlayson
More than Bombs and Bandages
Kirsty Harris
The Last Knight
Robert Lowry
CONTENTS
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Acknowledgements
Thanks are due to many individuals and institutions for their support, encouragement and generosity in bringing this work to publication. These include Roger Lee, Head of the Australian Army History Unit; Leslie Weatherall of the Canberra office and Andrew Griffin, Melbourne office of the National Archives of Australia; the staff of the National Library, Canberra; Dr Jean Bou of the Australian War Memorial who permitted me to quote extracts from his unpublished thesis on the evolution of the Australian Light Horse; and Andrew Jack, Margaret Lewis, Guy Olding, Eric Carpenter and Jeremy Richter at the Research Centre of the Australian War Memorial for their patience and help. Cathy McCullagh was a patient and inspiring editor and Dr Andrew Richardson at the Australian Army History Unit lent considerable assistance in the compilation of photographs and maps.
My gratitude extends also to Dr Anne Jackson and the Australian Veterinary Association in Sydney for granting me use of its archives and facilities. James Brett, librarian at the Guelph University, Canada; Fred Pratt, librarian at the Victorian Branch of the RSL, Melbourne; and Karyn Hall, librarian at the Royal Military College Library, Duntroon, Canberra, all provided valuable assistance or useful leads. Denny Neave and Diane Evans from Big Sky Publishing were instrumental in the publication and distribution of this book. I would also like to thank Wayne Davidson, Graeme Hosken and Annabelle Brayley for the use of their family photographs.