| Place | Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Heidelberg |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P01788.001 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Heidelberg, Vic, 1944. Group portrait of nursing trainees for the Australian Army Nursing Service ...
Description
Heidelberg, Vic, 1944. Group portrait of nursing trainees for the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) with their teachers at the Heidelberg Military Hospital. Left to right: back row: Dot Chaffey; Jean Mallows; Vera Boocock; Ivy Turner; Iris Grant; Hope Talbot; Molly Gammon; Betty Cusack; Leila Bernoff; Maureen Phillips; Grace Goodman. Front row: Hilda Williamson; Sister E. McWilliam, Tutor Sister; Colonel Thomas; Matron McAllister; Jean Diprose. The trainees were members of the Australian Army Medical Women's Service (AAMWS) who had been selected for training in general nursing. This was the first group of AAMWS trainees. (Original print housed in AWM Archive Store) (Donor H. Williamson)