| Place | Asia: Malaya |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P01691.011 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
MALAYA, 1941. GROUP OF AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING SERVICE (AANS) NURSES AND ONE MALE SOLDIER ...
Description
MALAYA, 1941. GROUP OF AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING SERVICE (AANS) NURSES AND ONE MALE SOLDIER STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF A SUSPENSION BRIDGE. LEFT TO RIGHT: TFX2183 SISTER DORA SHIRLEY GARDAM; SFX10594 MATRON IRENE MELVILLE DRUMMOND; WFX3438 SISTER PEGGY EVERETT FARMANER; UNKNOWN MALE; TFX6012 SISTER WILHELMINA ROSALIE RAYMONT; SFX10596 SISTER ELAINE LENORE BALFOUR-OGILVY; sfx10597 SISTER E. ("MILLIE") DORSCH. THE NURSES WERE STAFF MEMBERS OF 2/4TH CASUALTY CLEARING STATION (CCS). ALL OF THEM DIED WHILE PRISONERS-OF-WAR (POWS) OF THE JAPANESE.