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237:(NZEF) for military service aboard. Begg volunteered for the NZEF and when its main body, which consisted of a infantry brigade and a mounted rifles brigade, departed for the Middle East on 16 October, he was the commander of its Field Ambulance. Arriving in Egypt in early December, his command underwent training and saw brief service against the
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in France, Begg was the division's assistant director of medical services. He worked to improve the care of the division's personnel, including the delivery of dental services in the field, and their overall health improved. In
October 1916, Begg became the deputy director of medical services (DDMS)
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Gallipoli and set up a dressing station on the beach which became operational the next day. It remained in service for several weeks
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on 1 January 1918 and attained the senior medical position in the NZEF in
December 1918 when he was appointed its director of medical services. Now based in London, he was only eight weeks into his tenure before becoming ill with acute pneumonia. He died at Twickenham on 2 February 1918 and was
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Among his initiatives was the establishment of a corps-level training school for its medical officers, a facility soon copied across the
British Expeditionary Force. His efforts were rewarded with a mention in despatches in November 1916. His work also included preparing at corps level for
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