P02212.058 Accession Number: P02212.058

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An officer and a cook of the 2/1st Casualty Clearing Station (2/1st CCS) with two local employees in the hospital's kitchen in the convent Terra Santa (or Sancta) where the unit set up their hospital for the Syrian Campaign. Note the large cooking stoves. The convent was referred to by the Australians as "Sancta Casa".

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Accession Number
P02212.058
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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