P02017.015 Accession Number: P02017.015

Description

An Australian Red Cross Volkswagen sedan parked between 8 Field Ambulance vehicles outside the unit's surgical and intensive care ward. The Australian Unit and Red Cross flags fly overhead. The Red Cross flag flies to denote the location of a medical unit rather than to acknowledge the presence of Red Cross staff.

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Accession Number
P02017.015
Photographer
Superintendent Marie Constance Boyle MBE OAM
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Transparency
Physical Description
Colour: Colour
Date Made
1967
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor M Boyle
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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