The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Soputa, Papua, 1942-12. At the camp known as Soputa 2, jeeps that are used as medical evacuation vehicles wait to pick up sick and wounded soldiers from the Main Dressing Station (MDS) of the 2/4th Field Ambulance and transport them to the airstrip at Popondetta for air evacuation to Port Moresby. The jeep (left) has chains on its rear wheels to help it negotiate muddy roads in the area. (Donor A. Hobson)
Soputa, Papua, 1942-11. At the Main Dressing Station (MDS) of the 2/4th Field Ambulance, a driver sits at the steering wheel of jeep no. 19640 (or 19648) that is used as a medical evacuation vehicle f
Soputa, Papua, 1942-12. At the camp known as Soputa 2, sick and wounded soldiers wait in and beside (right) the Evacuation Tent at the Main Dressing Station (MDS) of the 2/4th Field Ambulance for jeep
Soputa, Papua, 1942-11. A jeep that is being used as a medical evacuation vehicle arrives with injured Australian soldiers at the Main Dressing Station (MDS) of the 2/4th Field Ambulance. The driver o
Soputa, Papua, 1942-12. A group of sick and wounded soldiers lies on stretchers on the ground near the Evacuation Tent (not in view) at the Main Dressing Station (MDS) of the 2/4th Field Ambulance at
Soputa, Papua, 1942-12. At the camp known as Soputa 2, a group of 'walking wounded' soldiers waits near the Evacuation Tent (not in view) at the Main Dressing Station (MDS) of the 2/4th Field Ambulanc
Soputa, Papua, 1942-11. A jeep that is being used as a medical evacuation vehicle arrives with sick or injured Australian soldiers at the Main Dressing Station (MDS) of the 2/4th Field Ambulance. At r
