022123
Photograph 022123 Second World War, 1939-1945Tobruk, Cyrenaica, Libya. August 1941. Shattered concrete and debris hanging dangerously after a direct hit by a bomb on Ward 10 of the 2/4th Australian General Hospital. (Donor Sergeant Maxwell)
022118 Accession Number: 022118
Description
Tobruk, Libya. 1941-07. The operating theatre of the 2/4th Australian General Hospital, in which all major surgical operations from the Tobruk fortress were performed during the period April-September 1941. It was bomb-proof against all except a direct hit but suffered several near misses. In the centre is Sergeant Carroll, an X-ray technician at the hospital. (Donor Sergeant Maxwell)
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Accession Number
022118
Photographer
Sergeant Charles Fredrick Johnson Maxwell
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
July 1941
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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