Saturday, April 2, 2011

70 Years of Jeep - WW2 Australian Jeeps In Action - Transporting Wounded New Guinea

In Jeeps' 70th Year we remember the tireless work the Jeep did in World War 2 with Australian and Allied Troops in the Pacific, protecting Australia from invasion by the Japanese. Here depicted in transporting wounded troops to safety.


DUMPU, NEW GUINEA. 1943-10-15. A JEEP LOADED WITH WALKING WOUNDED AND MALARIA CASES, LEAVING THE 2/6TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD AMBULANCE FOR THE AIRSTRIP FOR EVACUATION TO AN AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL AT THE REAR.
Photo from the Australian War Memorial Collection - Canberra visit here

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