Group portrait of Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) sisters and three physiotherapists ...

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Accession Number P01180.002
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Place made Malaya: Malacca
Date made 1941
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Group portrait of Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) sisters and three physiotherapists attached to 2/10 AGH, who were amongst the staff who sailed from Sydney 1941-01 to staff 2/10th Australian General Hospital (AGH). From left to right, back row: Miss Winsome Zouch (physiotherapist), Sister Nan Drover, Sister Pat Gunther, Miss Thelma Jean Gibson (physiotherapist), Sister Winnie May Davis, Miss Bonnie (?Edith Emily) Howgate (physiotherapist), NX70527 Sister Kathleen Margaret (Kath) Neuss (later killed Banka Island massacre), Sister Jess Doyle, Sister Kath Blake. Front row: Sisters: NX70518 Margaret May (Peg) Olliffe, NX70496 Joyce Lockhart (Joy) Bell, Veronica Taylor, NX70503 Veronica Jean Taprell, NX70504 Violet (Vi) Haig, NX70520 Marjorie Schuman (later killed Banka Island massacre), Claugh, Dorothy Gwendoline (Buddy) Elmes, Helen Jacobs, Blanch Moriarty. See also P1295/02.