Accession Number | P08286.090 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
Maker |
Wansey, Denver Wood |
Date made | c 1914-1919 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Two women in uniform beside an Australian soldier on guard. The photograph was taken by Denver ...
Description
Two women in uniform beside an Australian soldier on guard. The photograph was taken by Denver Wood Wansey, who served as a merchant seaman on HMAT Euripides (A14) from 13 October 1914 to 31 May 1923. During the war years, Wansey held the positions of 7th, 4th, and 3rd Engineer. He was an amateur photographer and created seven albums of photographs recording life at sea aboard the Euripides as well as the ship's many arrivals and departures. Wansey was able to develop negatives at sea using a propeller shaft as a makeshift darkroom.