The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Soputa, Papua, 1942-12. In the aftermath of monsoonal rains, pools of water lie in and around the tents of the Main Dressing Station (MDS) of the 2/4th Field Ambulance (MDS) at the camp known as Soputa 2. The MDS had been forced to move to this location in deep jungle from its former site in a clearing about a kilometre away after Japanese aircraft had strafed and bombed the unit, killing several of its members. (Donor A. Hobson)
Soputa, Papua, 1942-12. In the aftermath of monsoonal rains, a member of the 2/4th Field Ambulance stands amidst mud and water that has flooded one of the tents at the unit's Main Dressing Station (MD
Soputa, Papua, 1942-12. In the aftermath of monsoonal rains, two members of the 2/4th Field Ambulance attempt with limited success to dig a drainage channel to drain away some of the water that has fl
Soputa, Papua, 1942-12. In the aftermath of monsoonal rains, two members of the 2/4th Field Ambulance sit inside the flooded tent that serves as the orderly room at the unit's Main Dressing Station (M
Soputa, Papua, 1942-12. In the aftermath of monsoonal rains, a native Papuan labourer uses a shovel to deepen and widen a drainage channel in an attempt to drain away some of the water that has floode
Soputa, Papua, 1942-11. The tent lines of the Main Dressing Station (MDS) of the 2/4th Field Ambulance before the unit was strafed and bombed by Japanese aircraft on 1942-11-27. (Donor A. Hobson)
Soputa, Papua, 1942-11. A staff member of 2/4th Field Ambulance (centre) carries a large sack on his shoulder at the unit's Main Dressing Station (MDS) which is set up in a clearing beside the main ro
