Edmund Lind (medical officer)
| Edmund Frank Lind | |
|---|---|
| Born |
23 December 1888 South Yarra, Victoria |
| Died | 2 May 1944 (aged 55) South Yarra, Victoria |
| Buried | Box Hill, Victoria |
| Allegiance |
 Commonwealth of Australia
|
| Service/branch | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1914–1942 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Unit | 5th Battalion (1914–1916) |
| Commands held |
29th Battalion (1929–1930) 29th/22nd Battalion (1930–1934) 4th Infantry Brigade (1934–1940) 23rd Brigade (1940–1942) |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order |
Brigadier Edmund Frank Lind CBE, DSO (23 December 1888 – 2 May 1944) was an Australian medical practitioner and soldier.
Lind was born in South Yarra to bank manager Edmund Frank Lind and Emily Margaret, née Harris, and educated at Camberwell Grammar School. He attended the University of Melbourne and received a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery in 1914, subsequently practising in Williamstown. On 20 August 1914 he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force, retaining the rank of captain he had achieved in the Melbourne University Rifles in 1910. He was posted as regimental medical officer to the 5th Battalion, and his criticisms of training conditions in Egypt were heeded. He arrived at Gallipoli on 28 May 1915, having been delayed by a fractured skull from a fall in April.
Following the 5th Battalion's extensive campaign in Turkey, it was sent to Egypt on 11 December. Lind, who transferred to the 8th Field Ambulance on 2 April 1916, was promoted temporary major on 8 June and sailed for France, serving in the Battle of Fromelles before joining the 9th Field Ambulance training in England. He was promoted full major on 14 November. Returning to France on 23 November, Lind was involved in the Battle of Messines in June 1917 as a medical officer and on 22 August was appointed deputy assistant director of medical services (DADMS) for the II ANZAC Corps, serving at Broodseinde and Passchendaele. Appointed DADMS for the 4th Division on 11 January 1918 he served at the Battle of Hamel in July and was promoted temporary lieutenant colonel in September. His AIF appointment was ended in March 1919; he had been awarded the Distinguished Service Order and was twice mentioned in dispatches.
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