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DODGE AMBULANCE 4x4 AWAITS
TRADE
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Gordonvale was not a benign training area,
and training was hard, the men had to be toughened up, and kept at their
peak. But
there
were a number of fatal training incidents in Gordonvale, many of them
the result of less than prudent planning and preparation. Pvc.
Henry J. Blalock drowned on 23 December 1942; Priv. John Kobiska
drowned while crossing the Little Mulgrave River, 21 February 1943
while outward bound on a march; Pfc . Bernard R. Petrie drowned while
re-crossing the same river on the return leg, 24 February 1943; and
S/Sgt Bernard drowned 12 April 1943. Pfc.
Robert White was electrocuted when he hit a live power line on 5 or 6
May 1943. Priv. Donald Wilson was killed in a training jump on 25 June
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