Veterans bond
in dedicated
mental health unit
Former soldier and General Manager of
Seven Queensland, Ben Roberts-Smith VC,
has visited the dedicated veteran mental health
facility at Greenslopes Private Hospital.
Mr Roberts-Smith, who was awarded
the Victoria Cross for Australia in
2011, spent time talking to some
of the returned service men and
women who attend the hospital’s
Keith Payne Unit.
The Keith Payne Unit specialises in
post-traumatic stress disorder,
and the management of alcohol,
drugs, anxiety, depression, and anger.
During his visit, Mr Roberts-Smith
said there is a comradery that bonds
all veterans.
“It might have been a different war or
even the same war, but you certainly
understand the trials and tribulations
they’ve faced since leaving Defence,”
said Mr Roberts-Smith.
He said that every person who
leaves the Defence Force is likely
to experience a period where their
service affects them either physically,
socially, or mentally.
For more details about the Keith Payne
Unit’s veteran mental health service,
visit greenslopesprivate.com.au.
One minute’s
silence on 100th
anniversary
8 | GPH News – August 2018 Relatives of a decorated Queensland digger have
visited Greenslopes Private Hospital on the 100th
anniversary of a significant World War I battle.
Henry Dalziel earned the Victoria
Cross, Australia’s highest military
honour, during the 93-minute
Battle of Hamel in Northern France
on 4 July 1918.
Exactly a century later, staff at the hospital’s
Henry Dalziel VC Dialysis Centre were
honoured to welcome David, Sandra,
and Stephen Dalziel (Henry’s son,
daughter-in-law, and nephew).
At 11:10am on 4 July 2018, there was
one minute’s silence in the Dialysis
Centre to mark the exact moment the
fighting began in 1918.
Henry’s son David also shared some
stories with staff about his father.
During the action in Hamel, Henry
advanced with a Lewis gun section
before making a single-handed attack
on a strong enemy machine-gun post,
capturing the gun and its entire crew.
Then, ignoring heavy enemy fire, he
collected ammunition and reloaded
magazines until he was severely wounded.
Henry Dalziel passed away at
Greenslopes Hospital in 1965.
The Dialysis Centre was named in
his honour in 2003.
David Dalziel stands beside the portrait of his father,
Henry Dalziel VC.