| Place | Oceania: Australia, Western Australia, Perth, Claremont |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P01641.047 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: Western Australia, Perth, Claremont |
| Date made | 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Group portrait of members of the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) (front row), and ...
Description
Group portrait of members of the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) (front row), and Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) trainees with the Matron of the Davis Road Hospital (middle row, second from left). The VADs are completing their one month initial training at the hospital. Identified, left to right, back row: WF16413 Private (Pte) Violet Grace Holmes; WFX17012 Private (Pte) Ilsa Rose Saw; WFX17019 Pte Yvonne Marcelline Marie Antoine (later Yvonne Christian); Dorothy Courtney. Second row: Henrietta Kitching; NX119139 Lieutenant Jessie Robertson MacFarlane Thomson; Margaret Brisbane. Front row: WX3364 Captain (Capt) Jean Osborne Hewson, Staff Nurse; WX34229 Capt Alma Jean Thomas, Staff Nurse; WX35815 Capt Elberta Bessie Parker, Sister; Staff Nurse Jean Veitch.