The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Soputa, Papua, c. 1942-11-30. Simple wooden crosses set up in a makeshift cemetery mark the graves of some of the 22 men killed on 1942-11-27 when Japanese Zero aircraft strafed and bombed the Main Dressing Station (MDS) of the 2/4th Field Ambulance, 7th Division Headquarters and the US Army's 126 Combat Clearing Station. The cross in the foreground (left) marks the burial site of VX14704 Major Hew Fancourt Graham McDonald, a Medical Officer (MO) who was serving with 2/4th Field Ambulance, while the cross in the foreground (right) marks the grave of a soldier named G.E. --tees. The MDS was attacked in spite of the fact that a large Red Cross sign had been spread out on the ground to indicate to enemy aircraft that it was a medical unit. (Donor A. Hobson)
Myola 1, Papua, 1942-10. VX14704 Major Hew Fancourt Graham McDonald, a Medical Officer (MO) serving with the 2/4th Field Ambulance, sits outside his gunyah or temporary shelter at the unit's Main Dres
Soputa, Papua, 1942-11-27. A large Red Cross sign lies spread out on the ground at the Main Dressing Station (MDS) of the 2/4th Field Ambulance as an indication to enemy aircraft that it is a medical
Soputa, Papua, 1942-11-27. Staff members of 2/4th Field Ambulance sort through the wreckage of tented hospital wards at the unit's Main Dressing Station (MDS) in the aftermath of an attack by thirteen
Soputa, Papua, 1942-11-27. Staff members of 2/4th Field Ambulance sort through the wreckage of hospital wards at the unit's Main Dressing Station (MDS) in the aftermath of an attack by thirteen Japane
Soputa, Papua, 1942-11-27. Staff members of 2/4th Field Ambulance (left and background, right) stand near the wreckage of the kitchen at the unit's Main Dressing Station (MDS). The kitchen had been de
Soputa, Papua, 1942-11-27. At the Main Dressing Station (MDS) of the 2/4th Field Ambulance, an unidentified member of the unit stands in front of a large Red Cross sign which has been spread out on th
