| Accession Number | P02424.117 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Maker |
Watson, Alan O |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Soputa, Papua, 1942-12. The gunyah or temporary shelter occupied by NX34655 Captain Alan Oliver ...
Description
Soputa, Papua, 1942-12. The gunyah or temporary shelter occupied by NX34655 Captain Alan Oliver Watson, Dental Officer with the 2/4th Field Ambulance, stands well camouflaged with jungle foliage at the unit's Main Dressing Station (MDS). Captain Watson's hat rests on the end of his rough timber-framed bed inside the gunyah, while standing in front of it (right) is the walking stick that he used along the Kokoda Trail. The stick, a native bow, was also Captain Watson's only weapon on the track as his personal revolver, a German Luger captured at Tobruk and given to him in Syria, had been stolen early on at Uberi.