Colonel Dr David Gifford Croll CBE VD MID MB

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Biographical Text

Colonel Dr David Gifford Croll CBE VD MID MB was born on 14 November 1885 in Glasgow, Scotland, the eldest child of Mary Jane Gifford and Andrew Usher Croll. In December 1886, Andrew, Mary and David emigrated to New Zealand aboard the Kaikoura. Three children were born to the Crolls while living on Great Mercury Island in north eastern New Zealand: Andrew Raliegh (1887); John Alexander (1888); and Helen Mary (1891). By June 1910 the family had returned to England and again emigrated from Liverpool to Sydney aboard the Persic. The youngest Croll child, Darcy Graham (1910) was born later that year in Sydney.

In Sydney, David was educated at Fort Street Model Public School before attending the University of Sydney where he received his Bachelor of Medicine (MB) in 1909. While at the University of Sydney David served five years with the University Scouts and in 1906 received an award of an engraved silver whistle and 10 guineas. This award became known as the 'Croll Whistle' and is still awarded to the best NCO in the Sydney University Regiment.

Following his graduation, David, now Dr Croll, moved to Brisbane and took up a post at the Brisbane General Hospital. He met Marian Winifred Payne, a nurse, and they later married at St Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Brisbane. While a doctor in Brisbane, Dr Croll also served as a Medical Officer in the volunteer Territorial Force. He was responsible for the North Brisbane area and rose from a Captain to a Major in his almost four years of service. David and Winifred (known as 'Win') lived on Sherwood Road at Sherwood, south west of Brisbane City.

In October 1914 Dr Croll enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force and was commissioned as a Major. In this role he was responsible for raising the 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance (2LHFA) at Enoggera before the arrival of the unit's commanding officer, Lt Col Harold Knowles Bean, from Newcastle, NSW. After the arrival of Lt Col Bean in November, Dr Croll became second in command. Dr Croll's brother, John 'Jack' Croll, was a transport sergeant with the same unit, and Dr Croll's wife, Winifred, served as a nurse in Egypt with the 1st Australian General Hospital.

In mid-December 1914, the 2LHFA left Australia on HMAT Borda for Egypt via Colombo. They arrived in Alexandria on 31 January 1915 before travelling to Maadi camp outside Cairo. In Egypt the unit undertook drills and fatigues in camp, and had the opportunity to see the sights around Egypt. On 15 May the unit was sent out to Gallipoli with Dr Croll in command: the transport section and Lt Col Bean stayed behind in Egypt. On 20 May the unit disembarked under fire at ANZAC and moved to Walker's Gully where they bivouacked (camped) for the next three days. The unit was then sent to a new position in White's Gully, near the infamous Shrapnel Gully. Dr Croll's diaries describe conditions at Gallipoli: numerous casualties, frequent heavy shelling, rain, and the threat of snipers. However, he also describes the beautiful sunsets witnessed from the peninsular.

On 20 June 1915 the 2LHFA took over an Advanced Dressing Station on the far right flank of the Australian lines towards Gaba Tepe. Bearers worked in two shifts to bring wounded back from the trenches. Only urgent cases were transported during the day owing to the danger of snipers and artillery: all other cases were kept until nightfall. Most wounded where sent immediately on down to the 1st Clearing Hospital on the beach, but excavation into the hillside allowed a meagre 12 wounded to be kept lying down at the Dressing Station during the day.

Because of the lack of space and water on the peninsular, the unit was moved to Mudros on Lemnos on 25 June 1915. Here the 2LHFA setup a hospital to receive wounded from Gallipoli. In early July the unit took over the SS Ausonia along with over 600 wounded for return to Alexandria, however, on their arrival all the hospitals were full and they were rerouted to Malta. Here they setup another hospital before returning to Mudros via Alexandria. At Mudros, Dr Croll reverted to second in command as Lt Col Bean joined the unit from Egypt.

The 2LHFA's second period at Gallipoli began with clearing wounded from Lone Pine, captured from the Ottomans over the preceding days in early August 1915. Conditions remained poor, despite a lull in hostilities for the remainder of August. Disease was rife and the unit often dealt with more sick than wounded. In September the unit moved from Victoria Gully down to Dawkins Point near the beach. On 22 September Dr Croll was sent to be Regimental Medical Officer with the 5th Light Horse Regiment for a week. On 21 October Lt Col Bean was taken ill with abdominal pain and eventually evacuated on 26 October, leaving Dr Croll to again command the unit. There was considerable friction between Bean and his officers. It appears that Bean was not well liked and had been regarded as somewhat incompetent ever since he took over the unit at Enoggera.

In October and November 1915 the weather changed and wet, cold and windy conditions prevailed, increasing the rate of sickness on the peninsular. In addition, the Australians opened Catham's post in early November which increased the rate of wounded at the 2LHFA's hospital at Dawkins Point. Frostbite began to occur in mid-November as the weather progressively worsened, but by 10 December the unit was ordered to prepare to evacuate all patients and equipment, leaving their tents standing. This was the first stage in the evacuation of Gallipoli, and by 12 December the unit was at Mudros where they were stationed at Sarpi Camp until they embarked for Alexandria.

The unit returned to Maadi Camp outside Cairo in late December, where they re-joined those sections who had been left behind during the Gallipoli campaign. On 1 January, Dr Croll was promoted to Lt Col and confirmed in charge of the 2LHFA.

By mid-Feburary 1916, the 2LHFA was ordered to move out to Serapeum, south of Ismailia on the Suez Canal. February and March were spent training in camp at Serapeum before the unit finally moved on to Salhia, west of the Canal, on 3 April. Here training resumed in camp, but in late April British garrisons at Katia and Oghratina near Romani where surprised by Ottoman and German forces, resulting in significant losses. As a result Allied forces, including the 2LHFA were sent out to reinforce the garrisons and repel any additional attacks. The unit moved via Kantara on the Suez Canal to Hill 70 and then on to Romani on 28 April. Wounded were still coming in from Katia and Oghratina when they arrived, and parties of officers also visited the battlefield.

On 7 May 1916 the unit participated in their first 'stunt' (mission) into the desert. This first mission was a reconnaissance of Bir El Abd beyond Romani and the unit participated in many more over the coming months as Allied forces tested the locations of Ottoman forces in Sinai. In May and June the unit's base of operations was Romani, but sections would often be in the field for a day or more undertaking reconnaissance to places like Bir el-Bayud, Hod el-Ge'eila and Bir el-Salmana. Dr Croll accompanied many of these reconnaissance missions and in his diary describes personally evacuating a soldier back to Katia after his horse rolled on him during a night raid. Because officers in the Field Ambulance were also doctors, they undertook most of the medical work of the unit, including surgery. Long marches, hot weather and lack of water all contributed to a constant stream of sick to accompany the wounded. Bombing raids were also carried out on the desert camps, often targeting the horse lines where they could do considerable damage.

On 25 June 1916 the unit moved to a new base of operations at Bir el-Maler and continued to support 'stunts' against Bir el-Abd, Bir el-Salamana, Bir el-Mazar and Hod el-Fatia during July, August and September. In early August the unit provided an advanced dressing station and evacuation of wounded under fire during the Battle of Romani. During this time they treated over 300 wounded, including Ottoman soldiers. In October the unit moved back to Hill 70, outside Romani, to rest before eventually returning to the desert at Hassaniya from late November 1916 to January 1917. On 1 December 1916 Dr Croll was mentioned in Gen Sir Archibald Murray's Despatch from Egypt in recognition of his distinguished service during June to September 1916.

On 17 January 1917 Dr Croll was detached for transport duty as Senior Medical Officer on the HMAT Euripides, leaving Suez in mid-January and arriving in Melbourne on the 21st. He returned to Brisbane at the end of February and on 8 May 1917 embarked again at Sydney to return to duty in Egypt.

On 20 June 1917 Dr Croll arrived at Suez and was appointed to command the newly created Australian Camel Field Ambulance. In late July, after serving an isolation period in camp at Moascar, the unit moved to Abbassia where they commenced training. On 18 August the unit moved out to Sheik Nuran in Palestine, south of Gaza, where they took over from the Scottish Horse Field Ambulance. However, on 23 August Dr Croll was transferred to the Headquarters of the ANZAC Mounted Division, at that time stationed at Tel el-Marakeb, on the coast outside Khan Yunis. Here he was promoted to temporary Colonel and served as the Assistant Director of Medical Services (ADMS) across the entire ANZAC Mounted Division.
In this role Dr Croll was responsible for the medical services to the entire division. This included the distribution and relief of the First and Second Light Horse Field Ambulances, and the New Zealand Mounted Field Ambulance. The ADMS was also responsible for overseeing leave and transfers for the division's doctors, monitoring sanitation, infectious diseases, and vaccinations within units, performing site inspections and monitoring water quality and supply. The ADMS also administered the divisional Receiving and Collecting Stations, and the Sanitary Section.

In September 1917 the unit moved on to Absan el-Kebir and in October, on to Esani in preparation for the Battle of Beersheeba on October 30. Following the success of this battle, the unit was stationed at Tel el-Saba, just outside Beersheeba, overseeing medical matters relating to the aftermath of the battle. This included evacuation of the wounded (completed by the divisional Receiving and Collecting Stations) and more unusual, but equally essential activities, like the burning and burial of dead animals following the battle (completed by the Sanitary Section). While this work was continuing, British forces successfully captured Gaza on 1 November and this signalled the collapse of the Ottoman lines between Gaza and Beersheeba. As a result, the ANZAC Mounted Division HQ advanced rapidly along the coast during November, via Bureir, Hamame, and Esdud, before eventually arriving in Jaffa on 23 November. During this period, Dr Croll and his staff were kept busy arranging for the advance of medical units to support the northern push, as units continued to suffer casualties as new ground was captured. Noted difficulties included maintaining communication between different parts of the divisional medical services while on operations, and finding adequate supplies of safe drinking water to prevent disease.

This rapid northward movement brought the Allied forces close by Jerusalem, which was captured on 9 December 1917. An Ottoman and German counterattack failed to retake the city on 26 December. During December 1917 and January 1918, Dr Croll was stationed at Rischon le Zion, a community of Jewish immigrants, and at Esdud (ancient Ashdod), with cold conditions prevailing.

While at Esdud (ancient Ashdod), Dr Croll discovered a small bone pendant amulet depicting a stylised human bust in the ruins. It was donated to the Queensland Museum in December 1927. No exact parallel for this artefact has been identified.
The early part of 1918 was a period of reorganisation and consolidation among the Allied troops in Palestine. In February and March, Dr Croll spent time at Rischon, Jerusalem and Latron. By March, with the coming spring, a new offensive was planned across the Jordan River towards Amman. Dr Croll accompanied the ANZAC Mounted Division HQ on this 'stunt' in late March, and coordinated the treatment and evacuation of over 500 casualties from the failed attack on Amman under difficult conditions. The fighting on 29 March and overnight into 30 March had been heavy, and was exacerbated by wet and cold conditions, and problems with evacuation routes. By early April, all troops, including the wounded, had been evacuated again beyond the Jordan.
During the summer of 1918 the ANZAC Mounted Division was stationed in the Jordan Valley where malaria cases were a constant problem for Dr Croll and his medical staff. The Ottomans launched attacks at Ghoraniye Bridgehead and Mellahah in April, and later that month the Australians launched another failed sortie across the Jordan, this time to take es-Salt. In July, a German force attacked Musallabeh and Abu Tellul. Apart from these actions, the Anzac Mounted Division spent a quiet but uncomfortable summer in the Jordan Valley. The heat, combined with ample standing water and lack of quality supplies, meant that the general condition of the troops was poor and diseases like gastro-enteritis and malaria where rife. Dr Croll successfully petitioned for a rest camp to be setup near Jerusalem to rotate units from the ANZAC Mounted Division, but even with these measures, sickness remained high.

Conditions improved in August and September 1918, and on 23 September, after a string of victories on the coast, the ANZAC Mounted Division again crossed the Jordan and successfully captured Amman. Around this time, British forces captured Damascus to the north and an armistice was signed with the Ottomans on 31 October 1918. Dr Croll was at Amman for all of October 1918, where he oversaw the medical services in the area, including treating and evacuating hundreds of sick and wounded Ottoman prisoners of war and Allied soldiers.

While in Amman Dr Croll discovered three flaked stone implements which he donated to the Queensland Museum in February 1943. The three implements are not particularly diagnostic, but seem to broadly match the stone technologies produced in the Levant between the Middle Paleolithic and Neolithic.

In early November 1918 the ANZAC Mounted Division returned to the area around Jerusalem where they remained until late December. During this time work consisted mostly of monitoring sanitary conditions in camps and dealing with ongoing bouts of illness.
By the beginning of January 1919 the ANZAC Mounted Division HQ was stationed at Rafa, awaiting further instructions. In February and March 1919 Dr Croll attended a post graduate course in Cairo and on his return on 15 March, he was immediately posted back to Cairo to take up the Deputy Directorship of Medical Services for the whole of the AIF in Egypt. He took up this post on 27 March 1919.

As Deputy Director of Medical Services (DDMS) in Egypt, Dr Croll was responsible for all medical personnel in the Australian Army Medical Service, including the Light Horse Field Ambulances, No. 2 Static Hospital at Moascar, No. 14 General Hospital at Abbassia, and other medical officers and sections in Australian units. This involved applications for promotions, leave, and transfers, including transfers for post graduate work in the United Kingdom, and appointing Medical Officers for returning transports. These transports needed to be inspected, disinfected, supplied and staffed with medical personnel before they could return demobilised Australian soldiers home. Thousands of demobilised troops were repatriated through Egypt in the first half of 1919, and at the same time, treatment of sick and wounded continued in AIF hospitals in Egypt.

In early July 1919 Dr Croll was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)for his valuable services rendered in Egypt as DDMS, after again being Mentioned in Despatches on 5 June for his service in Palestine as ADMS in late 1918. This award was conferred in 1920 at a ceremony at Parliament House in Brisbane. On 18 July Dr Croll was released from his role as DDMS and embarked on the HT Dunluce Castle as the Senior Medical Officer for return to Australia. He disembarked in Australia on 30 August 1919 and his appointment in the AAMS was terminated on 30 October. For his service Dr Croll was awarded the 1914/15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal, in addition to his two Mentions in Despatches and his CBE.

Dr Croll and Winifred continued to live in Sherwood, where Dr Croll's medical practice was located. Dr Croll served as a school medical inspector immediately after his return, and the couple were also active in the local community, including the local RSL sub-branch. Dr Croll served as a member and President of the British Medical Association's Queensland Branch, was Director of the Australasian Medical Publishing Company, served on Medical Ethics and Education Committees with the University of Queensland, and was the commander of the 7th Field Ambulance Citizen's Forces. Dr Croll's work was particularly notable in the areas of paediatric medicine and pathology. In addition to his medical work, Dr Croll was also involved in the Sea Scouts and the Royal Queensland Yacht Club, where he spent time sailing in his yacht, Marian. Dr Croll and Winifred worshipped at Saint Andrew's Uniting Church, Brisbane, where they are listed on an Honour Board.

In 1922 Dr Croll, on behalf of the 2LHFA, donated a painting by the Australian war artist, GW Lambert, to the Queensland Art Gallery. The painting had been commissioned by the Ambulance in 1919 and depicts a 2LHFA section in action during the Battle of Romani in 1916. In addition to this painting, and archaeological souvenirs located at the Queensland Museum, Dr Croll also donated his papers to the State Library of Queensland, and several photograph albums to the Australian War Memorial. In 1925, a tree was planted in Dr Croll's honour at the Sherwood Arboretum, as part of the Sir Matthew Nathan Avenue.

During the Second World War Dr Croll again served in the military, this time as Commanding Officer of the 101st Australian Convalescent Depot and 112th Australian General Hospital, located at Greenslopes in Brisbane. For his service Dr Croll was again Mentioned in Despatches.

Dr Croll died on 4 May 1948 at his home in Sherwood. He is memorialised at Mt Thompson crematorium but his ashes were scattered. He was remembered fondly by medical colleagues, who remembered his good sense of humour, and dedication to his work. Winifred was killed in a plane crash in Singapore in 1954 while on holiday. Their Sherwood house was left to the RSL and became the sub-branch's initial headquarters. Today the Croll Memorial Precinct is dedicated to Dr Croll and Winifred at the Sherwood RSL's new Corinda location.