The Royal Australian Army Medical Corps (RAAMC) is the branch of the Australian Army

Australian Army

The Australian Army is Australia's military land force. It is part of the Australian Defence Force along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. While the Chief of Defence commands the Australian Defence Force , the Army is commanded by the Chief of Army...

 responsible for providing medical care to Army personnel. The AAMC was formed in 1902 and has participated in every Australian Army operation. The "Royal" prefix was granted in 1948.

The Australian Army Medical Corps was formed on 1 July 1902 by combining the medical services of the Colonial armies. The Corps' first deployment was to the Second Boer War

Second Boer War

The Second Boer War was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902 between the British Empire and the Afrikaans-speaking Dutch settlers of two independent Boer republics, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State...

, where it provided a field hospital

Field hospital

A field hospital is a large mobile medical unit that temporarily takes care of casualties on-site before they can be safely transported to more permanent hospital facilities...

 and a stretcher bearer company.