Comparison of current streets to camp layout.
WW2 era photos of the site.


 (U.S. Navy Mobile Hospital 9 / Fleet Hospital 109 Camp Hill Brisbane 1943 - 1945)


The image below is the 1946 photo with today's street names shown on the camp layout.


Current steets overlaid on hospital layout



The two images below are of the Camp Hill Hotel which was adjacent to Fleet Hospital 109

Camp Hill Hotel hotel sign





















boxing match theatre external
Boxing match in theatre recreation building
(courtesy Bill Bentson)







Exterior theatre recreation building (U.S. Navy).
This was on the right (east) of Arrol St
just before Ascham St.









band
                              MOB # 9  (as visible on drum in original photo) camp band
                              (courtesy Bill Bentson) . This band  also played once a fortnight at
                              Kirra rest camp.
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Following photograph courtesy of Joyce Schaffer (Saunders) (Camp Secretary)


group photo steps

From top left:
Joyce Saunders (Brisbane), J.F. Kent (Maryland), Lee Bottar (Brisbane), Peter Arnore(?) (NJ), Ivan Runyard (ILL)
Floyd Van Buskirk (Ore), R.F. Routt (Tx), J.E. Bryan (NC), Lee Tipps (Tx)
Wallace Cook (Wash), K.D. Awmiller (Ore), A.R. Arnold (Fl)
Frederick Senk (NY)

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