| Accession Number | P09900.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Amiens |
| Date made | July 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal group portrait of Australian nurses of the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing ...
Description
Informal group portrait of Australian nurses of the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve outside No. 7 General Hospital. Identified, left to right, back row: Priscilla Isabel Wardle; Margaret Cumming; Miss Marsh (possibly Violet May Marsh); Katherine Rae 'Katie' Heriot; Ethel Mary 'Effie' Hargreave(s); Mary McLean Loughron. Front row: Eileen King; Charlotte Bridget Donnelly. Following the death of her brother 1942 Private Ernest Walter Hargreave(s) in 1918, Ethel Hargreave(s) applied to return to Australia. She travelled via Canada and North America, then to Australia aboard RMS Niagara. Spanish influenza broke out on board and Ethel volunteered to nurse patients.