Apoka Valley, Papua. 1943-02. The 750-bed Port Moresby Evacuation Hospital under construction. ...

Place Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Papua, Port Moresby
Accession Number P01923.023
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film copy negative
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Apoka Valley, Papua. 1943-02. The 750-bed Port Moresby Evacuation Hospital under construction. Construction began on 1943-02-03 and the hospital was wholly constructed, apart from roads and water reservoirs, by the 135th Medical Regiment, U.S. Army. The hospital was run by the 135th with close co-ordination with the Australian Army Medical Corps.