| Accession Number | P04046.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | India: Bombay |
| Date made | 1916-1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Group portrait of nursing staff at the Colaba War Hospital, Bombay, which mainly treated patients ...
Description
Group portrait of nursing staff at the Colaba War Hospital, Bombay, which mainly treated patients from the British garrisons in India. Matron Kathleen Erwood, Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS), is seated in the front row, far left. Matron Erwood also served at the Victoria War Hospital in Bombay, and was later transferred to the British 42nd General Hospital in Greece in September 1917. After returning to Australia in April 1918, she served with No. 7 Australian General Hospital in Adelaide until her voluntary discharge on 4 April 1920.
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