For the first time in the history of the Australian Army Blood Preparation Unit is in a forward area. Here A.A.M.W.S. of the Australian Blood Preparation Unit are collecting blood from Army personnel at a forward operational base in the Dutch West Indies. Left to right: Pte. Joan Hall of Bondi, N.S.W., Pte. Harold Borham (donor) of Tamworth, N.S.W. and Pte. Phyllis Young of Vaucluse, N.S.W. Blood is packed in crushed ice and flown to the front line. July 30, 1945. (Photo by Australian Official Photo).