| Accession Number | P11127.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Japan: Kure |
| Date made | 1953-1954 |
| Conflict |
Period 1950-1959 Korea, 1950-1953 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Members of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC) celebrate the 21st birthday of Colleen ...
Description
Members of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC) celebrate the 21st birthday of Colleen O'Connor. Back row, standing, left to right: Isabelle Denny; Dot Windley; Colleen Myer; Joan Butler; Elsie Hoffman; Thora ?; Aussie? Law; Shirley McLeod; Edna Worthington and Alma Sandy. Centre: Gloria Irwin (left, kneeling) and Colleen O'Connor (cutting the cake). Front, seated, left to right: Estelle Jealos; Eileen Baker; Marie Keir; Nel Stackpoole; Isabelle Moxon?; Del Lone and Faye Healey. From 1946 to 1956, nursing sisters were posted to Japan to care for Australian servicemen and their families as part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) and later British Commonwealth Forces Korea (BCFK).