| Accession Number | P11193.004 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Print hand-coloured black & white |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | 1915-1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of Sister Edith Blake, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve
Description
Hand coloured studio portrait of Sister Edith Blake, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve (QAIMNS (R)). Sister Blake of San Souci, NSW, served with the QAIMNS (R) and was killed when the hospital ship she was on, the HMHS Glenart Castle, was sunk by a German U-boat on 26 February 1918. Her family placed a small memorial notice in the Sydney Morning Herald on the first anniversary of her death:
For her there were no flowers
To adorn the unmarked surface of the water;
The ocean alone decks her grave with gifts of pearls and shell,
And wreathes her brow with seaweeds rare.