| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | REL25253 |
| Collection type | Heraldry |
| Object type | Personal Equipment |
| Physical description | Cotton; Paper |
| Maker |
Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Militare, Firenze |
| Place made | Italy |
| Date made | c 1940-1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Two packets of Falde Preparate bandages : Italian Army
Description
Italian Army shell dressings. Each cotton bandage is contained in in brown paper packaging. Packages have a white paper labels with a red cross printed in the top left corner. To the right of this is printed 'N.5'. Underwriting this is 'FALDE PREPARATE di COTONE / Sterilizzate a vapore per un'ora a 120 degrees'. Below this is the maker's name.
History / Summary
Associated with SX126 Sergeant William Sydney Osborne-White. He served at Kantara, Egypt, with 2/2 Australian General Hospital. He later served with 2/14 Australian General Hospital.