| Accession Number | E02482 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Corbie Albert Area, Heilly |
| Date made | 15 June 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
An Advanced Dressing Station known as 'Pearl Bay ADS'. The station was under the control of 6th ...
Description
An Advanced Dressing Station known as 'Pearl Bay ADS'. The station was under the control of 6th Australian Field Ambulance from 8 May 1918 to 15 June 1918 before being handed over to the 14th Australian Field Ambulance. It was through this Dressing Station that most of the wounded from Ville-sur-Ancre-Stunt passed through. The bomb proof dressing room is on the far left, the shelved dug-outs in the centre are for wounded awaiting attention, and the dug-outs for personnel and officers quarters are on the right. Identified, from left to right: 8993 Private (Pte) F J R Small; 3560 Sergeant (Sgt) Cowper MM; 8994 Pte J M S Wasson MM; two unidentified; 14993 Pte Oswald Arthur J G Roberts (sitting); 17957 Pte L K McNally (sitting); 6560 Pte L E Payne (sitting); 4192 Pte T H Cruise (sitting); 14983 Pte William Daniel Jones (standing); unidentified (standing); 17057 Pte B Williams (standing); 225 Pte M J Coffey (standing); 7867 Pte L T Graves (sitting); 3136 Sgt Les Lambert (standing); 10449 Pte E Lyons. This is the right hand image in a two part panorama. See E02482P for the combined image.