The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A CORNER OF THE SHIP ON WHICH THE REMAINING BRITISH SUBJECTS SOME AUSTRALIANS & 150 GERMAN PRISONERS WERE EVACUATED FROM ATHENS. CONDITIONS WERE BAD... WOMEN & CHILDREN LIVED ON DECK FOR THREE DAYS AND NIGHTS WITHOUT ADEQUATE FOOD, SHELTER AND LITTLE WATER. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK).
PEOPLE WERE EVERYWHERE.........NOTE BREN GUN BEING SET UP BY DIGGERS. A CORNER OF THE SHIP ON WHICH THE REMAINING BRITISH SUBJECTS SOME AUSSIES & 150 GERMAN PRISONERS WERE EVACUATED FROM ATHENS. CONDI
BAIDOA, SOMALIA. 1993-01-23. AN EMACIATED SOMALIAN CHILD AT THE BAIDOA HOSPITAL. THE HOSPITAL FUNCTIONED IN DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS, WITHOUT AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF DRUGS. MOST OF THE CHILDREN WERE SEVERE
Labuan Island, Borneo. 11 June 1945. A little girl sits on a mat eating a biscuit distributed, after the landing by Australian soldiers. They gave biscuits and sweets to civilian women and children, s
SANDAKAN, NORTH BORNEO 1945-10-26. BADLY EMACIATED CHINESE, MALAY AND JAVANESE MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN A WRECKED SHED, USED AS A TEMPORARY HOSPITAL BY THE BRITISH BORNEO CIVIL AFFAIRS UNIT (BBCAU).
SANDAKAN, NORTH BORNEO 1945-10-26. BADLY EMACIATED CHINESE, MALAY, AND JAVANESE MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN A WRECKED SHED, USED AS A TEMPORARY HOSPITAL BY THE BRITISH BORNEO CIVIL AFFAIRS UNIT (BBCAU)
Troops were evacuated from various points on the Greek coastline, all types of shipping being pressed into use. This shot shows some of the legation staff and a few Aussies, including members of 4 Aus
