The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Chemistry Laboratory staff of the 1st Australian Field Trials Company RAE at Gunyarra, Proserpine, Qld. The unit was formerly the Australian Chemical Warfare Research and Experimental Section and conducted research into the effects of mustard gas and other chemical warfare agents. Standing and seated at ground level are left to right: Laurie Gray, Australian Army; Captain ? Peter Wood, British Army; Mr David Bland, Australian civilian; Captain Ron Andrews, Australian Army; Mr Clifford Purkiss, from the British Chemical Warfare Establishment at Porton Downes, England, and Head of the Australian trials; Major David Sinclair, RAMC; unidentified British civilian; unidentified Australian Army sergeant; unidentified RAAF serviceman; Private Carmel Diviny, AAMWS; Cynthia Collins, AAMWS. Back row, standing on porch and against the laboratory are left to right: Fay Copley, AAMWS; unidentified Australian servicewoman; Alice Carvosso, AAMWS; Corporal Dorothy (Dot) Griffen, AWAS; unidentified Australian serviceman; Sergeant Peter ? McGowan; M. W. Hansen, RAAF; two unidentified RAAF servicemen; Geoff Barnes, RAAF; unidentified Australian serviceman; unidentified British ? civilian; Doug ?, Australian Army; unidentified Australian with arm outstretched on window sill, Roger ? Colless, Australian Army; and Dave Fordham, RAAF.
Personnel of 1st Australian Field Trials Company RAE standing in open bush at a rail siding just south of Proserpine, Qld. They are wearing anti-gas protective clothing and have just removed their gas
Group portrait of members of the Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) and Australian Army Medical Women's Service (AAMWS) serving with the Australian Chemical Warfare Field and Experimental Section.
Group portrait of members of the Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) and Australian Army Medical Women's Service (AAMWS) serving with the Australian Chemical Warfare Field and Experimental Section.
Staff of the physiology laboratory at the 1st Australian Field Trials Company RAE at Gunyarra, Proserpine, Qld. The unit was formerly the Australian Chemical Warfare Research and Experimental Section
Informal group portrait of the chemistry team of the Australian Chemical Warfare Research and Experimental Section, later known as the 1st Field Trials Company, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE). They
Informal group portrait of members of the Australian Chemical Warfare Research and Experimental Section, later to be known as the 1st Field Trials Company, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE). Identifie
