| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | REL36000.001 |
| Collection type | Heraldry |
| Object type | Uniform |
| Physical description | Cotton, Nylon, Velcro |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | c 1991 |
| Conflict |
Period 1990-1999 |
Red Cross brassard : Corporal J Booth, 2 Field Ambulance, Operation Provide Comfort
Description
Khaki cotton brassard with three velcro securing strips to the rear. A Red Cross band is sewn to the lower section and a Vietnam-era square Australian Military Forces Rising Sun cloth shoulder patch, on a jungle green ground, sewn to the upper section.
History / Summary
Related to the service of Corporal Julie Booth, a medic from 2 Field Ambulance who served with Operation Provide Comfort in northern Iraq and eastern Turkey in 1991. A total of 75 Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel served in the operation in the aftermath of the First Gulf War. United Nations Resolution 688 authorised humanitarian assistance to Kurdish refugees in the Turkish/Iraq border region. Corporal Booth was one of 72 Army and 3 RAAF personnel (with expertise in medical, dental, engineering and logistics) who were deployed to the area as part of a larger force which eventually totalled 21,701 military personnel, with contributions from the United States, Great Britain, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Spain, Luxembourg, Canada, Portugal, Turkey and Belgium.