Aspirina tablets in glass vial

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Accession Number REL25257
Collection type Heraldry
Object type Personal Equipment
Physical description Glass; Medicine
Maker Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Militare, Firenze
Place made Italy
Date made c 1940-1942
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Description

Small glass vial with cork stopper containing ten aspirin tablets and a small wad of cotton wool. White label with the maker's name at the top. Under this is '10 / Tavolette Compr. / di / Acido Acetilsalicilico / (ASPIRINA pari) / di gr 0,40 caduna'.

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.