AWM Collection Record: P01831.006
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ID Number: | P01831.006 |
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| Maker: | Adams, S H | ||
| Physical description: | Black & white | ||
| Summary: | Innisfail, QLD, c. 1943-12. A storage shed and behind it the Field Laboratory for the Australian Chemical Warfare Research and Experimental Section, later to be known as the 1st Field Trials Company, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE). The storage shed is full of gas cylinders. The sign next to the entrance of the laboratory reads: "Field Lab Out of Bounds to all ranks not on duty." 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, 20 Oct 2008 18:11:04 GMT
