| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | E02371 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Amiens Harbonnieres Area, Bussy |
| Date made | 3 June 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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A dental officer of the 34th Australian Dental Unit, working at an advanced post at NC.4.9.2 ...
Description
A dental officer of the 34th Australian Dental Unit, working at an advanced post at NC.4.9.2 (Sheet 62D). The sides of the tent was revetted, as the staff sleep within and the Germans dropped three bombs within 100 yards of this place on evening. This was the most advanced unit working in the Corbie Sector during June and July. It gave attention to men requiring immediate relief from the front line and support line. The unit worked here for about seven weeks. Left to right: Driver A. E. Reid, 27th Army Service Corps; Private (Pte) J. McTeay, 13th Field Ambulance; Buglar Gordon; Captain F. R. Forster, Officer Commanding, 34th Dental Unit; Pte R. Turpin (patient); 10664 Staff Sergeant (SSgt) William Thomas Rickey, 34th Dental Unit (behind); 13323 Pte Ernest Edward Mildern, Orderly, 34th Dental Unit; 8866 SSgt L. H. Allen, 34th Dental Unit.