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.
The two images below are of the Camp Hill Hotel which was adjacent
to Fleet Hospital 109
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.
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.
.
Following photograph courtesy of Joyce Schaffer
(Saunders)
(Camp Secretary)
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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