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55 photographs extracted from WO 32/10433 showing para-medical and G1098 equipment,...
Catalogue reference: CN 4/11
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This record is about the 55 photographs extracted from WO 32/10433 showing para-medical and G1098 equipment,... dating from 1943 in the series Photographs Extracted from WO series. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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CN 4/11
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Date (When the record was created)
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1943
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Description (What the record is about)
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55 photographs extracted from WO 32/10433 showing para-medical and G1098 equipment, demonstated by the RAAF 1246 Regiment in experimental parachute descent trials at Richmond, New South Wales, including:
(1)-(2) and (10)-(12) stances for jumping with equipment;
(3) and (7) dropping equipment by parachute;
(4)-(6), (8)-(9), (14)-(16), (18)-(19), (23)-(25), (27)-(28), (31), (36)-(39), (43) and (51) personnel wearing medical packs;
(13) pack S1 and contents;
(20)-(22), (32), (40), (42), (44), (47) various items of equipment, including grenade carriers, splints and stretchers;
(24) pack S2 and contents;
(26), (30), (34) and (53)-(54) Medical Orderly kits and contents;
(33) pack T1 and contents;
(35) pack S3 and contents;
(41) pack T2 and contents;
(45) personal haversack and contents;
(46) and (52) suggested contents for HQ container;
(48) Medical Orderly's instrument set;
(49) suggested contents for Company container;
(50) suggested contents for rucksack; and
(55) pack T3 and contents.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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55 photograph(s)
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Restrictions on use (Information on restrictions to the use or reproduction of the material)
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Photographs may remain in copyright
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
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11x16cm to 21x16cm
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
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Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C360865/
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CN 4
Photographs Extracted from WO series
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