P02212.056 Accession Number: P02212.056

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A nursing sister and other medical staff attend to patients in the Concert Hall of the convent Terra Santa (or Sancta) where the 2/1st Casualty Clearing Station (2/1st CCS) set up their hospital for the Syrian Campaign. Note how full of patients the hall is, and lacking beds, the use of stretchers. The convent was referred to by the Australians as "Sancta Casa".

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Accession Number
P02212.056
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
May 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor J Davies
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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