| Place | Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Port Melbourne |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 056284 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Monro, Ronald Keith |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, HMAS Lonsdale |
| Date made | 6 September 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt (wife of USA President Franklin Delano Roosevelt) inspecting members of the ...
Description
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt (wife of USA President Franklin Delano Roosevelt) inspecting members of the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) at the Port Melbourne Naval Depot, HMAS Lonsdale. Identified behind Mrs Roosevelt is Third Officer Phyllis Barton D’Arcy-Irving. Second from the right is WR/1234 Wran Coder Frances Madge Vogel and on the far right is WR/1230 Wran Coder Jean Collie Rosie (later Leading Wran Coder).