The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A medical staging post is depicted alongside the main stream near Shaggy Ridge, New Guinea. A foot bridge (left) can be seen crossing over the stream to the other side where the staging post tents are situated.
Sergeant Belcher, Royal Australian Army Medical Corps attached to Royal Australian Engineers, was able to obtain leave from his unit and moved between the Ramu Valley and the coast along to Yaula and Mindjim Rivers towards Bogadjim, sketching and recording something of the area's activities during the Second World War.
The main stream near Shaggy Ridge, New Guinea is depicted with a bridge crossing over it and tents on either side. Sergeant Belcher, Royal Australian Army Medical Corps attached to Royal Australian E
A scene depicting Scott's Creek (left) with a bridge crossing over it, and a staging camp on Bogadjim Road (right), New Guinea. A figure can be seen in the middle ground, pushing a wheelbarrow along,
The road to Guy's Post, Ramu Valley, New Guinea is depicted with surrounding mountain ranges. VX109068 Sergeant Belcher, Royal Australian Army Medical Corps attached to Royal Australian Engineers, w
Sketch showing 'Shaggy Ridge', with a large tree depicted in the foreground and mountain ranges behind. VX109068 Sergeant Belcher, Royal Australian Army Medical Corps attached to Royal Australian En
A sketch of a wooden bridge on Bogadjim Road is depicted. VX109068 Sergeant Belcher, Royal Australian Army Medical Corps attached to Royal Australian Engineers, was able to obtain leave from his uni
An Australian soldier is depicted at the foot of Shaggy Ridge, sitting down with a rifle. Behind him steps lead up the ridge, through dense growth, to a bare opening at the top. Sergeant Belcher, Roy