| Accession Number | P09909.032 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | At sea |
| Date made | 1941-1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal portrait of, left to right, SX13081 Sister (Sr) Elvin Wittwer, 2/13 Australian General ...
Description
Informal portrait of, left to right, SX13081 Sister (Sr) Elvin Wittwer, 2/13 Australian General Hospital; WX11173 Sr Sara Baldwin-Wiseman, 13 Australian General Hospital; Master Selwyn Norman Capon, Merchant Navy; and TX6022 Sr Hilda Hildyard, 13 Australian General Hospital. The SS Empire Star, led by Master Capon, evacuated 2,154 people under heavy Japanese bombardment from Singapore in February 1942.