AWM 064239 (Australian War Memorial)
Stretcher bearers of the Australian 2/9th Infantry Battalion negotiate the steep slope of Shaggy Ridge as they carry a casualty back to the Regimental Aid Post, 23 January 1944. After being stabilised there it sometimes took up to another 24 hours for a stretcher case to reach the Advanced Dressing Station at Geyton's Post, less than two miles away, due to the tortuous terrain and wet conditions.

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