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TARAKAN, BORNEO 1945-10-09. 110 CASUALTY CLEARING STATION. INTERIOR VIEW OF A WARD. THROUGH WARD 1 PASSED THE MAJORITY OF SERIOUS SURGICAL CASES DURING THE EARLY DAYS OF THE TARAKAN CAMPAIGN. LIEUTENANT DERRICK VC AND MANY OTHER AUSTRALIANS DIED IN THIS WARD, BUT MANY CRITICALLY WOUNDED MEN WERE SAVED. THIS UNIT SAVED A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF ABDOMINAL WOUND CASES THAN ANY OTHER AUSTRALIAN CASUALTY CLEARING CASES OR AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL. PROBABLE IDENTIFICATIONS ARE, NEAREST CAMERA SX17065 SERGEANT P. M. BROCK, AND IN THE ORDER OF BEDS TOWARDS THE REAR, VX134011 PRIVATE N. MURPHY, NX140082 PRIVATE MORRISH, AND SX20690 SAPPER COX. (PHOTOGRAPHER LT W. N. PRIOR)
TARAKAN, BORNEO 1945-10-09. 110 CASUALTY CLEARING STATION. INTERIOR VIEWS OF WARDS. THROUGH WARD 1 PASSED THE MAJORITY OF SERIOUS SURGICAL CASES DURING THE EARLY DAYS OF THE TARAKAN CAMPAIGN. LIEUTENA
TARAKAN, BORNEO 1945-10-08. 110 CASUALTY CLEARING STATION. THE ENTIRE STAFF OF THE UNIT. NO IDENTIFICATIONS SUPPLIED. (PHOTOGRAPHER LT W. N. PRIOR)
TARAKAN, BORNEO 1945-10-08. 110 CASUALTY CLEARING STATION. THESE SEVEN SISTERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING SERVICE ARE THE ONLY AUSTRALIAN SERVICEWOMEN ON TARAKAN ISLAND. NO IDENTIFICATIONS SUPPLIE
TARAKAN, BORNEO 1945-10-08. 110 CASUALTY CLEARING STATION. THESE SEVEN AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING SERVICE SISTERS ARE THE ONLY AUSTRALIAN SERVICEWOMEN ON TARAKAN ISLAND. THEY ARE ENJOYING AFTERNOON TEA I
TARAKAN, BORNEO 1945-10-08. 110 CASUALTY CLEARING STATION. AN ACUTE APPENDIX OPERATION IN THE UNIT'S OPERATING THEATRE. THIS IS THE SAME THEATRE IN WHICH MANY WOUNDED AUSTRALIANS RECEIVED ATTENTION DU
TARAKAN, BORNEO 1945-10-08. 110 CASUALTY CLEARING STATION. A MAJOR OPERATION TAKING PLACE IN THE UNIT'S OPERATING THEATRE. THIS IS THE SAME THEATRE IN WHICH MANY WOUNDED AUSTRALIANS RECEIVED TREATMENT
