Atebrin tin : Lance Sergeant F W Dove, 3/14 Field Ambulance

A small olive green tin with hinged lid. On the front of the container is impressed 'ATEBRIN (0.1 GRAMME)'. The container has chipped green paint exposing the natural tin colour in parts. Printed in black inside the lid is 'UNLESS OTHERWISE ORDERED TAKE 1 TABLET EVERY DAY AFTER FOOD WHILE IN A MALARIOUS AREA. IF YOU MISS A DAY, TAKE TWO TABLETS NEXT DAY. IF TWO DAYS ARE MISSED, TAKE THREE TABLETS NEXT DAY. BY SO DOING MALARIA FEVER WILL BE AVOIDED.'. There is also an Imperial Japanese Army rank slide inside the tin. On the bottom of the tin is a painted 12mm diameter olive green circle.

Associated with the service of Lance Sergeant Frederick Walter Dove, born on 16 December 1918 in Guildford, NSW. Dove enlisted as a private with the Citizens Military Force on 9 January 1940 and was assigned number N57644. He served with 14 Field Ambulance in Australia until May 1942, and then in Papua New Guinea, where he was promoted to acting corporal, until March 1943. Dove then joined the AIF on 18 July 1943 and was assigned number NX172948. On 20 September Dove became part of 3/14 Field Ambulance when his unit was amalgamated with 3 Field Ambulance. He remained in Australia until February 1945 when he sailed for Aitape in Papua New Guinea. Dove was appointed lance sergeant on 13 June 1945. He returned to Australia on 18 December 1945 and was discharged on 4 February 1946. Atebrine was a highly effective and commonly used anti-malarial drug used by Australian and American forces in the Pacific region during the Second World War.