| Accession Number | P05035.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: Queensland, Brisbane |
| Date made | 1944-1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Group portrait taken at Ascot Park of the secretarial staff (back row) and 'top brass' of the ...
Description
Group portrait taken at Ascot Park of the secretarial staff (back row) and 'top brass' of the Central Bureau. The Central Bureau, established on 15 April 1942 by General Douglas MacArthur, was a joint American and Australian Sigint organisation and a research and control centre for the interception and cryptanalysing of Japanese intelligence. Identified from left to right, third row: 98973 Sergeant Heather Moss Barclay (later Williams, partially obscured); nine unidentified; 99230 Corporal Cynthia Margaret Hickey; four unidentified; 102063 Aircraftwoman Sybil Joan Beck. Second row: unidentified; Parker; two unidentified; 353076 Staff Officer Ethel Leadbeater; Wing Commander R Booth; Flight Lieutenant Ward; unidentified; 98996 Sergeant Rita Ethel Taylor; 93984 Sergeant Eva Helen Scott; unidentified. Front row: unidentified; 109128 Aircraftwoman Norma Dorothy Alice Scarfe (later Keeling); remainder unidentified.