Hello Listers I was wondering if anyone on the list knows where the records for Caulfield hospital (Melbourne) would be kept. My grandfather (FRANK PITHOUSE) served with the Australian army in the first world war and from his diary I know he was hospitalised just before the end of the war and on and off just after. I know he was wounded but I don't have many details. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you Linda Essex England

on 6/1/01 8:13 AM, Linda Smith at linda.smith7@virgin.net wrote: > Hello Listers > > I was wondering if anyone on the list knows where the records for Caulfield > hospital (Melbourne) would be kept. My grandfather (FRANK PITHOUSE) served > with the Australian army in the first world war and from his diary I know he > was hospitalised just before the end of the war and on and off just after. > I know he was wounded but I don't have many details. > Hi Linda The records should be at the Public Record Office, but don't appear in the index to the list of holdings (records deposited up to 1985). As you are no doubt aware, there appears to be no explicitly named Caulfield Hospital - my latest diretory (1997) shows the Caulfield General Medical Centre and the Trentwood Hospital (?private). The only really likely source is the PROV. They don't answer letters, I understand, so you would have to get someone to go and look for you. -- Michael Saclier Historical & Genealogical Research Services Phone: +61 2 6281 4117 Fax: +61 2 6281 4118 E-mail: saclierm@spirit.com.au Mail: PO Box 431, Curtin ACT 2605