| Accession Number | P02424.036 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Watson, Alan O |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Imita Ridge, Papua, 1942-10. A mixed group of personnel from the 2/4th and 2/6th Field Ambulances ...
Description
Imita Ridge, Papua, 1942-10. A mixed group of personnel from the 2/4th and 2/6th Field Ambulances rests in a small clearing on a ridge during the long hard climb up the so-called 'Golden Stairs' to the top of Imita Ridge. The men are (left to right): unknown private (Pte) from the 2/6th Field Ambulance (lying on pack); VX39117 Captain Douglas Robert Leslie, a surgeon attached to the 2/4th Field Ambulance; Pte W. McBean, 2/4th Field Ambulance; unknown (smoking cigarette); NX34762 Captain John Maxwell Oldham, Medical Officer (MO), 2/6th Field Ambulance (with walking stick out in front of him); Staff Sergeant Stanley Clark, 2/4th Field Ambulance; Pte Pearson, 2/6th Field Ambulance; unknown soldier; Machuaro, a native Papuan who attached himself to the 2/6th Field Ambulance during the unit's earlier retreat along the Kokoda Trail.