The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
New Guinea. Roy Barber's feet showing how badly they were swollen as a result of beri-beri caused by lack of vitamins and good food.
Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea. Roy Barber of Walla Walla, NSW, was one of the two Australians rescued after the Allied occupation of Hollandia. Prior to the Japanese occupation of that base he had been
Burma or Thailand. 1945. The feet of an Allied prisoner of war (POW) suffering from beri-beri. In this case his feet are badly swollen, making standing and walking very painful. A disease caused by vi
BORAM BEACH, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-17. A GROUP OF INDIAN SOLDIERS, LIBERATED IN THE SEPIK RIVER AREA AND BROUGHT TO WEWAK FOR TREATMENT OUTSIDE A HOSPITAL WARD OF 2/15 FIELD AMBULANCE. WITH GOOD MEDICAL
BORAM BEACH, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-17. A GROUP OF INDIAN SOLDIERS, LIBERATED IN THE SEPIK RIVER AREA AND BROUGHT TO WEWAK FOR TREATMENT IN A HOSPITAL WARD OF 2/15 FIELD AMBULANCE. WITH GOOD MEDICAL TREA
Ambunti, New Guinea. A young man suffering from beri beri, a debilitating disease caused by vitamin deficiency.
The swollen face of a soldier at a Casualty Clearing Station on the Amiens-Corbie road, showing how the face becomes swollen from the effects of contact with gas. (Note by Sergeant A. Brooksbank, GAS
