Kokoda, Papua, 1942-11. NX454 Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Francis Hobson, CO of the 2/4th Field ...

Accession Number P02423.020
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Hobson, Arthur Francis
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

Kokoda, Papua, 1942-11. NX454 Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Francis Hobson, CO of the 2/4th Field Ambulance, stands with his hands in his pockets at the unit's newly-established camp and Main Dressing Station (MDS). Two native Papuan labourers who have helped to establish the hospital are sitting under an awning (right). (Note: The location of this image is incorrectly given as Soputa in Dr Alan Watson's video, Kokoda War Diary.)

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