| Accession Number | 000580 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | At sea |
| Date made | c January 1940 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Group portrait of nurses of the 2/1st Australian General Hospital, en route to Gaza Ridge, around ...
Description
Group portrait of nurses of the 2/1st Australian General Hospital, en route to Gaza Ridge, around the piano onboard the troop transport Empress of Japan. Identified from left to right: NX276 Staff Nurse Gertrude Mallaby Cumming (later Cockburn) from Forster, NSW; NX274 Staff Nurse Phyllis Leeton Simpkins from Kandos, NSW; NX275 Staff Nurse Ray Alberta Joseph, from Sydney NSW; NX270 Sister Freda Mary Eliza Dowdle (later Lieutenant Colonel) from North Bondi, NSW; NX305 Staff Nurse Mona Josephine Prindable from Camperdown, NSW; NX295 Staff Nurse Ethne Doris Swanson from Casino, NSW (at piano); NX307 Staff Nurse Grace Beatrice Marshall (later Lamble) from Mosman, NSW; NX288 Staff Nurse Christina Annie McLeod from Coffs Harbour, NSW; NX294 Staff Nurse Cecilia MacFarlane (later Barr) from Kensington, NSW; and NX287 Staff Nurse Doris Helen Hughes from Liverpool, NSW.