Assuming he fought in the First World War his personnel file will be on the National Archives of Australia site and can be downloaded free of charge. It will contain his medical records while in service. If he served in WWII I think you would need to establish next of kin status. Check http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/explore/defence/service-records/army-wwi.aspx HTH Trevor On 15 April 2011 13:16, Judith Acaster <jude.a@iinet.net.au> wrote: > Hi List, > > Not exactly 'Goldfields' domain, but I am hoping that one of our > knowledgeable Listers will know the answer to my query, or point me in > the right direction. > > Looking for old Medical Records for my grandfather who died at > Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, Bundoora in 1951. > Are they available and from where? > > Looking forward to spending time again in Melbourne next month - along > with an extended visit back to the Bendigo/ Elmore/Corop/ Rochester > region to fossick amongst the gravestones. > Every time I visit, I have something new to track down. Funny that! > > Cheers!......Judy, Perth W.A. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I think you'll find only abbreviated details on the NAA Files. My father was in the Great War and survived but there is a separate medical file that covers the period after discharge. I seem to recall that was available from SCMA at Vic Barracks in Melbourne but you might be better off to contact Vet Affairs as the Repat Dept is now known. Regards Chris -----Original Message----- From: aus-vic-goldfields-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-vic-goldfields-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Trevor Sent: Friday, 15 April 2011 1:22 PM To: Judith Acaster Cc: AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Military Medical Records Assuming he fought in the First World War his personnel file will be on the National Archives of Australia site and can be downloaded free of charge. It will contain his medical records while in service. If he served in WWII I think you would need to establish next of kin status. Check http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/explore/defence/service-records/army-wwi.as px HTH Trevor On 15 April 2011 13:16, Judith Acaster <jude.a@iinet.net.au> wrote: > Hi List, > > Not exactly 'Goldfields' domain, but I am hoping that one of our > knowledgeable Listers will know the answer to my query, or point me in > the right direction. > > Looking for old Medical Records for my grandfather who died at > Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, Bundoora in 1951. > Are they available and from where? > > Looking forward to spending time again in Melbourne next month - along > with an extended visit back to the Bendigo/ Elmore/Corop/ Rochester > region to fossick amongst the gravestones. > Every time I visit, I have something new to track down. Funny that! > > Cheers!......Judy, Perth W.A. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message