E04850 Accession Number: E04850

Description

A group of unidentified Australian soldiers, suffering from the effects of gas, gathered at the Regimental Aid Post (RAP) of the 42nd Battalion awaiting medical attention. The post was built into a bank near the railway station and the entrance covered with tarpaulins. Note a wheeled stretcher in the foreground (right).

Details

Accession Number
E04850
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
27 May 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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