The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 jeeps to take them to the airstrip at Popondetta for air evacuation to Port Moresby. (Donor A. Hobson)
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 Fi
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. 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. 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, 1942-11. 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
