The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
ROCKY CREEK, QLD. 1943-11-23. NFX76523 PRIVATE MEG PATTERSON (1); PRESIDENT OF THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL WOMEN'S SERVICE MESS AT THE 2/6TH AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL TOASTING THE COMMANDANT, SFX14804 CAPTAIN E. M. (MARJORIE) BROWN (2); AT THE DINNER HELD TO CELEBRATE THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE SERVICE. ALSO SEEN IS: NFX76497 CORPORAL E. PATON (3). TIED ABOVE THE WINDOW BEHIND PTE PATTERSON IS THE GAZA RIDGE UNOFFICIAL UNIT FLAG MADE BY RAE BATT USING BOOTPOLISH TO CREATE THE SKULL AND CROSSBONES AND THE WORDS 'GAZA RIDGE' ON THE CALICO SCAVENGED FROM PARCEL WRAPPING. THE FLAG WAS RAISED ABOVE THE LATRINES IN THE MIDDLE EAST AS A SIGNAL FOR THE VADS TO ASSEMBLE IF A 'FURPHY' OR RUMOUR WAS GOING AROUND THE CAMP.
ROCKY CREEK, QLD. 1943-11-23. TFX8271 PRIVATE (PTE) RAE BATT (LEFT) AND SFX14804 CAPTAIN E. MARJORIE BROWN CAMP COMMANDANT OF THE 2/6TH AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL (AGH), (RIGHT) PROUDLY DISPLAY THE U
"The Jolly Roger." An unofficial unit flag of 2/6 Australian General Hospital (AGH) flies above the latrines. The calico flag was made from parcel wrapping by TFX8271 Private Ray Bisdee Batt (later Ga
"Skip & Marj hoist the Jolly Roger the day we moved in." An unofficial unit flag of 2/6 Australian General Hospital (AGH) is being raised above a tent. It is possibly the same calico flag which was ma
ROCKY CREEK, QLD. 1943-11-23. THE OFFICIAL TABLE AT THE DINNER HELD AT THE 2/6TH. AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL TO CELEBRATE THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE FORMATION OF THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL WOMEN'
