| Accession Number | P05257.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Maker |
Unknown Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | Australia: Queensland, North Queensland, Hinchinbrook Island |
| Date made | c 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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An Australian volunteer in protective clothing and wearing a 'light' gas mask sitting on a log ...
Description
An Australian volunteer in protective clothing and wearing a 'light' gas mask sitting on a log next to a sign to the left which reads; "Positions, P.O.N.M.L.K Z, Alpha Beta, Gamma Delta" during the 1944 Brook Island allied chemical warfare (CW) trials conducted on Hinchinbrook Island. This man is taking part in experiments run by the Australian Chemical Warfare Research and Experimental Section. The unit, later to be known as the 1st Field Trials Company, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE), carried out research on the effects of mustard gas and other chemical warfare agents.