| Place | Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P01262.279 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | 1939 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of Joan Thew wearing the uniform of the Women’s Emergency Signalling Corps ...
Description
Studio portrait of Joan Thew wearing the uniform of the Women’s Emergency Signalling Corps (WESC). Believed to be WR/78 Joan Mabel Thew from Sydney, NSW who served in the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) from 1 October 1942 until 5 May 1945 when she finished her service as a Wran Writer Teleprinter Operator. One in a series of portraits of early members of the WESC, many of whom became WRANS. The album of portraits was compiled by Mrs Florence Violet McKenzie OBE, founder of WESC, which trained Signallers and Telegraphists.