018379 Accession Number: 018379

Description

Bougainville. 1945. Accompanied by two Australian soldiers, native bearers carry a badly wounded patient on a stretcher to a Casualty Clearing Station in the rear following a sharp encounter with the Japanese.

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Accession Number
018379
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1945
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession 018379

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