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KALAI PLANTATION, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-03-07. A CRUDE LOOKING BUT VERY EFFECTIVE HOT WATER SYSTEM DESIGNED AND MADE BY VX147321 PRIVATE W.E. SLADE (1) FOR USE AT THE 6TH FIELD AMBULANCE

KALAI PLANTATION, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-03-06. PERSONNEL OF THE 6TH FIELD AMBULANCE PREPARING ONE OF THE UNIT AMBULANCE JEEPS FOR EVACUATION DUTY IN THE FORWARD AREA. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: VX133769 ..

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-03-08. NX91097 LANCE CORPORAL E.R. JOHNSON (1) AND NX133745 L. CPL N.T. HALPIN (2), 25TH INFANTRY BATTALION INSPECTING A NEWLY ERECTED ROAD SIGN AT THE BARARA ROAD ..

LAUNCH JETTY, NEW GUINEA: 1944-01. A PATIENT BEING UNLOADED FROM AN AMBULANCE JEEP OF THE ADVANCED DRESSING STATION, LAUNCH JETTY, 10TH FIELD AMBULANCE

PALMALMAL PLANTATION, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-03-09. THE RECENTLY COMPLETED CHURCH OF ENGLAND CHAPEL OF THE 5TH BASE SUB AREA

DREGER HARBOUR, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01. MEMBERS OF THE 10TH FIELD AMBULANCE LOADING PATIENTS ABOARD AN AIRCRAFT FOR EVACUATION AT THE STRIP A.D.S. DREGER HARBOUR (AIRSTRIP ADVANCED DRESSING STATION, ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-03-11. AUSTRALILAN ARMY PERSONNEL SAILING THEIR HOME MADE SAILING BOAT AROUND THE BAY WHILE WATCHING THE EVENTS DURING THE AQUATIC CARNIVAL OF THE NEW BRITAIN YACHT ..

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-03-11. NX12229 LIEUTENANT-COLONEL H.T. ALLAN, OBE, MC, COMMANDING OFFICER, 5TH BASE SUB AREA (3) PRESENTING A TROPHY TO PRIVATE GILBERT (1) AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE ..

LAUNCH JETTY, NEW GUINEA: 1943-12. VX90981 CAPTAIN A.C. REITH, 10TH FIELD AMBULANCE OUTSIDE THE REGIMENTAL AID POST OF THE UNIT A.D.S. LAUNCH JETTY (ADVANCED DRESSING STATION, LAUNCH JETTY)

KAMKAMBUN, NEW GUINEA. 1943-10. THE MEDICAL WAR, LAE CASUALTY CLEARING STATION. THE MAIN DRESSING STATION WAS SET UP BY INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL SERVICES, 5TH DIVISION, ..

KAMKAMBUN, NEW GUINEA. 1943-10. ONE OF THE WARDS SET UP BY THE LAE CASUALTY CLEARING STATION, 10TH FIELD AMBULANCE AND THE 106TH CASUALTY CLEARING STATION

ORO BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-07. TROOPS OF THE 10TH FIELD AMBULANCE BRINGING A PATIENT, EVACUATED FROM MOROBE, ASHORE TO THE UNIT MAIN DRESSING STATION FROM THE USS "KARU MARU"