| Place | Oceania: Australia, Australian Capital Territory, HMAS Harman |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P01132.005 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Place made | Australia: Australian Capital Territory, HMAS Harman |
| Date made | April 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Indoor group portrait of senior members of the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) at ...
Description
Indoor group portrait of senior members of the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) at HMAS Harman Naval Wireless Station on the fourth birthday of the service. These seven were part of the first fourteen women to join the WRANS and started work on 21 April 1941 at the Naval Wireless Station in Canberra that was later commissioned as HMAS Harman. Identified from left to right, back row: WR/7 Petty Officer Wran Telegraphist Daphne Mary Wright; Third Officer Frances Betty Provan (WR/1); WR/13 Petty Officer Wran Signaller Shirley Isobel Drew; and WR/9 Petty Officer Wran Telegraphist Ethel Joan Cade.
Front row: Third Officer Joan Muriel Hodges (WR/9); Third Officer Sylvia Violette (Billee) Thompson (WR/11); and Third Officer Jess Scott Prain (WR/8 - later First Officer).