8 Mobile Hospital
8 Mobile Hospital (8 Mob Hosp) was a mobile hospital in the South African Medical Service (SAMS), part of the South African Defence Force (SADF). As a Citizen Force unit, it was roughly equivalent to a Clinical Wing in the current medical battalion in the SANDF or a mobile field hospital. The unit was based in Pretoria in the Transvaal province of South Africa.[1]
| 8 Mobile Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1972 – 1981 |
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| Branch | South African Medical Service |
| Type | Citizen Force |
| Motto(s) | Audaces Servamus - We Serve the Brave |
| Engagements | Border War |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Cmdt F.W. te Groen (6 Jun 1972 - 5 Nov 1981) |
Structure
The command structure of the unit was composed of an Officer Commanding, a Regimental Sergeant Major, a Chaplain and an Adjutant.
Equipment
Disbanding
8 Mobile Hospital was disbanded on 5 November 1981, when the majority of the serving and active members were incorporated into 6 Medical Battalion Group.
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See also
- Mobile hospital
- Field hospital
- Forward surgical teams
- Hospital ship
- List of former United States Army medical units
- Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH)
References
- Herorganisasie: SAGD BM-organisasie. Ref HSP/D man P/502/1/4 dated 13 Jan 1982
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