045257 Accession Number: 045257

Description

A group portrait of allied and Japanese medical staff outside a disused police barracks at Tavoy, Burma, where 2/4th Casualty Clearing Station ran a small hospital. They shared their quarters with three Dutch doctors from Sumatra. 'A' Force was building an aerodrome nearby. Front row (L to R): Four Japanese doctors; a Dutch doctor; NX 70505 Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Hamilton. Back row (L to R): TX6009 (T253515) Captain Edgar Newton Lee from Hobart; SX10761 Major Alan Frank Hobbs from Adelaide; Donald Murchison (Red Cross Officer); two Dutch doctors.

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Accession Number
045257
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film polyester negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
July 1942
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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