AWM Collection Record: P01831.005

AWM image P01831.005

ID Number: P01831.005
Maker: Adams, S H
Physical description: Black & white
Summary: Innisfail, QLD, c. 1943-12. The cookhouse and behind it the mess hall for the Australian Chemical Warfare Research and Experimental Section, later to be known as the 1st Field Trials Company, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE). A large stack of wood stands in front of the cookhouse, ready for use in its ovens. The unit carried out experiments on the effects of mustard gas and other chemical warfare agents. (Donor J. Smith)
Copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
Copyright holder: Copyright Expired
Related subject: Gas warfare; Research
Related unit: Chemical warfare units
Related place: Australia: Queensland, North Queensland, Innisfail
Related conflict: Second World War, 1939-1945

Last-Modified: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:16:23 GMT

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