The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09-13. MAJOR A.J. BARNETT, MEDICAL OFFICER, 4 FIELD AMBULANCE, EXAMINES AN INDIAN SERVICEMAN PATIENT. THE MAN WAS ONE OF THOSE LIBERATED FROM THE JAPANESE FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER AND OCCUPATION OF RABAUL BY TROOPS OF 4 INFANTRY BRIGADE. ALL INDIANS IN THE AREA HAD BEEN WORKING FOR THE JAPANESE SINCE THEIR CAPTURE AT SINGAPORE IN FEBRUARY 1942.
RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09-13. A TENT WARD AT 4 FIELD AMBULANCE. FOLLOWING THE OCCUPATION OF RABAUL AFTER THE JAPANESE SURRENDER BY AN AUSTRALIAN FORCE DRAWN FROM 4 INFANTRY BRIGADE, THE UNIT QUICKL
RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09-12. MEMBERS OF 4 FIELD AMBULANCE PREPARING TO ERECT A WARD TENT TO RECEIVE PATIENTS. THE UNIT FORMED PART OF THE FORCE DRAWN FROM 4 INFANTRY BRIGADE WHICH OCCUPIED RABAUL
RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09-13. A GROUP OF MEMBERS OF 4 FIELD REGIMENT ENJOY A TEA BREAK AFTER WORKING AT PRESSURE TO ESTABLISH URGENTLY REQUIRED HOSPITAL FACILITIES TO RECEIVE A LARGE INTAKE OF SICK
KUMUIA YAMA, RABAUL AREA, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-17. MAJOR WAHEED, SECOND IN COMMAND OF THE HYDERABAD STATE FORCE. THIS OFFICER WAS BADLY TREATED BY THE JAPANESE WHILE IN THE INDIAN PRISONER OF WAR CAMP
RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09-13. A GROUP OF OFFICERS AT 4 FIELD AMBULANCE. THE UNIT WAS ESTABLISHED AT RABAUL PRIMARILY TO CATER FOR THE MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS OF INDIAN SERVICEMEN RELEASED FROM JAPANES
Ramale Mission, Kokopo Area, New Britain. The farewell scene as ten of a group of 300 white former internees leave Ramale Mission for evacuation to Rabaul to receive medical treatment at 4 Field Ambul
