The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Morotai, Halmahera Islands, Netherlands East Indies. May 1945. For the first time in the history of the Australian Army a Blood Preparation Unit is in a forward area. Private (Pte) Jean Brock of Vic, a member of the Australian Army Medical Women's Service (AAMWS) of 1 Blood Transfusion Unit, is collecting blood from Army personnel, Pte Fred Bird of Brisbane, Qld, at a forward operational base in the Dutch East Indies. Blood is packed in crushed ice and flown to the front line.
Morotai, Halmahera Islands, Netherlands East Indies. May 1945. For the first time in the history of the Australian Army a Blood Preparation Unit is in a forward area. Australian Army Medical Women's S
SYDNEY, NSW. 1945-01-30. T/5 L STEINBACH, AMERICAN MEDICAL CORPS, (1), AT SYDNEY HOSPITAL COLLECTING BLOOD. THE BLOOD, PACKED IN ICE, IS FLOWN BY THE RAAF TO AMERICAN FORCES IN FORWARD AREAS.
SYDNEY, NSW. 1945-01-30. PRIVATE J SHORT, (1), AT SYDNEY HOSPITAL DONATING BLOOD. THE BLOOD, PACKED IN ICE, IS FLOWN BY THE RAAF TO AMERICAN FORCES IN FORWARD AREAS.
AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL WOMEN'S SERVICE (AAMWS) PERSONNEL OF 1 BLOOD TRANSFUSION UNIT PREPARE FLASKS AND COMPONENTS BEFORE RECEIVING BLOOD FROM FIFTY DONORS. PRIVATE J.B. BROCK (1), ASSEMBLES AND CLEA
Brisbane, Qld. Australian Army Medical Women's Service (AAMWS) member, Private Alma Bowman of Taringa, Qld, tests blood of donor to ascertain whether it is suitable. Donors are secured by Red Cross, b
Brisbane, Qld. Australian Army Medical Women's Service (AAMWS) member, Private June McGoggan of Highgate Hill, Qld, puts bottled blood in ice chest marked with a red cross. Donors are secured by Red C
