| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 065067 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Keam, Ronald Noel |
| Place made | Australia: Queensland, North Queensland, Hinchinbrook Island |
| Date made | 1 March 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Members of the Australian Chemical Warfare Research And Experimental Section, Royal Australian ...
Description
Members of the Australian Chemical Warfare Research And Experimental Section, Royal Australian Engineers, who acted as ‘guinea pigs’ during the unit experiment with mustard gas, on nearby Brook Island. Identified, left to right: VX33796 Private (Pte) R T Rusden; VX71084 Pte A Robertson; VX69714 Pte K Hill; SX13482 Pte F Bertram; QX50813 Pte J P Webb; SX7860 Pte J A Hansen; QX50471 Pte G A Williamson.