| Accession Number | P07989.004 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Lalah Mary Burke
Description
Studio portrait of Lalah Mary Burke in her nurse's uniform. A nurse at the Royal Childrens' Hospital in Melbourne prior to enlistment in the Australian Army Nursing Service aged 27 in May 1915, Burke served with the 1st Australian General Hospital (1AGH) in Alexandria, and from April 1916, in France. She was promoted to Sister in October 1918, returned to Australia in 1919 and was discharged in July of that year. She married Mr Frederick Batchelder several years later. Three of her brothers, Captain Harold Burke MC, Lieutenant Maurice Burke and Major Edmund Louis Burke MC also served, Captain Burke being killed in action in August 1918 and Lieutenant Burke being captured and interred as a prisoner of war in Germany. See also P07989.003, P07989.007 and P07989.008.