GRAFTON, NSW. 1943-04. BLISTERS SUSTAINED BY ARMY PERSONNEL TAKING PART IN CHEMICAL WARFARE ...

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Accession Number 050723
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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Description

GRAFTON, NSW. 1943-04. BLISTERS SUSTAINED BY ARMY PERSONNEL TAKING PART IN CHEMICAL WARFARE EXPERIMENTS NEAR LAKE HIAWATHA. THE PERSONNEL WERE ACTING AS HUMAN "GUINEA PIGS" AND ENTERED AN AREA THAT HAD BEEN CONTAMINATED BY BLISTER GAS SHELLS. PRINT IN RESTRICTED AND MEDICAL SERIES ALBUM.