The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A wounded Australian soldier from the 2/17th Infantry Battalion being carried into the famous ”Fig Tree” Regimental Aid Post. Situated in a cave over which grew an old fig tree, the area was under enemy observation from two points and was shelled for some hours every day. The fig tree stood out as the sole growth in an otherwise barren and rock area in the Tobruk salient.
A wounded Australian soldier from the 2/17th Infantry Battalion being carried into the famous ”Fig Tree” Regimental Aid Post. Situated in a cave over which grew an old fig tree, the area was under en
A wounded Australian soldier from the 2/17th Infantry Battalion being carried into the famous ”Fig Tree” Regimental Aid Post. Situated in a cave over which grew an old fig tree, the area was under en
The “Fig Tree” Regimental Aid Post in the Tobruk area. A patient is being carried to an ambulance.
A scene in the underground “Fig Tree” Regimental Aid Post in the Tobruk area. Wounded are lying down as they wait to go to the main Dressing Station.
Two members of the 2/23rd Infantry Battalion eating a hasty lunch in a small rock cave in a forward area of Tobruk.
A wounded Australian soldier being carried to the underground Regimental Aid Post of the 2/17th Infantry Battalion in an advanced area of Tobruk.
