| Place | Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Port Melbourne |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 056287 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Monro, Ronald Keith |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | 6 September 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt (wife of USA President F D Roosevelt) inspecting members of the Women’s ...
Description
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt (wife of USA President F D Roosevelt) inspecting members of the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) at the Port Melbourne Naval Depot. Identified are: WR/1850 Wran Driver Gwen Hope (1); WR/1695 Wran Cook Sheila Phyllis Hauenstein (2); WR/1113 Wran Writer Doris Eileen Hallett (later Naylor) (3); WR/1685 Wran Writer Olive Lorna May (4); WR/1692 Wran Cook Betty Lorraine Ashworth (5); WR/1686 Wran Teleprinter Operator Barbara Clayton (later Hensley) (6); WR/1694 Wran Cook Meryl Ruby Forbes (7); unidentified (8); unidentified (9); Matron Annie Ina Laidlaw, Royal Australian Naval Nursing Service (RANNS) (10); Second Officer Sheila Mary McClemans (11); Mrs Roosevelt (12); unidentified (13); unidentified (14); unidentified (15); WR/1687 Wran Teleprinter Operator Nancy Elizabeth Owen (16); Acting Commander Francis William Heriot, RAN, Naval Officer in Charge, Port Melbourne (17); WR/1691 Wran Cook Vera Victoria Allcorn (later Saunders) (18); WR/1696 Wran Cook Thelma Rita Mckenzie (19); Third Officer Phillis Cynthia Mathews (20); WR/1700 Wran Driver Pamela Florence Windeyer (21); and WR/1680 Wran Writer Margaret Vera Cope (22).