CAPE WOM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-11. PRIVATE E. CHALLINOR, FIELD DETACHMENT LAND ...

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Accession Number 093879
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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CAPE WOM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-11. PRIVATE E. CHALLINOR, FIELD DETACHMENT LAND HEADQUARTERS MEDICAL RESEARCH UNIT, WORKING ON THE CENTRIFUGING OF BLOOD. THE RED AND WHITE CELLS ARE SEPARATED AND THE PLASMA STORED IN A REFRIGERATOR UNTIL THE WEEKLY QUOTA IS SENT BY AIR TO CAIRNS WHERE THE ATEBRIN CONTENT IS DETERMINED.