The soldier on the table in the operating theatre suffered burns from a cordite blast. He is ...

Place Africa: North Africa, Libya, Cyrenaica, Tobruk Area, Tobruk
Accession Number 020335
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Fisher, Thomas
Place made Libya: Tobruk
Date made c August 1941
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

The soldier on the table in the operating theatre suffered burns from a cordite blast. He is being treated under anaesthetic by surgeons of the 2/4th Australian General Hospital, Tobruk. The Commanding Officer, Colonel N. L. Spiers is on the left.