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| Accession Number | P01923.013 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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NT. 1942-08. Members of the Regimental Band, 135th Medical Regiment, U.S. Army, standing in front ...
Description
NT. 1942-08. Members of the Regimental Band, 135th Medical Regiment, U.S. Army, standing in front of two railway carriages, en route from Adelaide to the Northern Territory. In 1942-05 the Regimental Band was posted to General Headquarters in Melbourne as General Douglas MacArthur's bodyguard. While in Melbourne the band provided music for civilian and military functions and gave regular concerts at the U.S. 4th General Hospital. In mid 1942-08 it staged in Adelaide on its way to rejoin Regimental Headquarters in Birdum NT, where the 135th had built an Evacuation Hospital. This hospital provided surgical and pathological services for the nearby No. 45 Australian Camp Hospital. The band played at U.S. and Australian hospitals along the highway from Birdum to Darwin and later at Brisbane, Port Moresby, Milne Bay and Finschhafen.