020317 Accession Number: 020317

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Blood transfusions saved the lives of many Australian soldiers in the Middle East. This photograph, taken at the 2/4th Australian General Hospital, Tobruk, shows how a transfusion was given – a hospital orderly posed as the :”wounded soldier”.

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Accession Number
020317
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c August 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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