| Place | Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Melbourne |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P01986.005 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | June 1941 - July1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Group portrait of the second intake of WRANS who joined on 2 June 1941 in Sydney and were sent to ...
Description
Group portrait of the second intake of WRANS who joined on 2 June 1941 in Sydney and were sent to Melbourne for eight weeks specialised Wireless Telegraphy (W/T) training. Group consists of WR/15 Sybil Maud Beatrice (Bea) Ogilvie, WR/16 Dorothy Lorraine Johnstone, WR/17 Joan Cowie, WR/18 Florence Joan Senior, WR/19 Alma Betty Cleburne, WR/20 Josephine Julie Miller, WR/21 Heather Stella Dunshea, WR/22 Marjorie Isla (Bobbie) Chatterton, and PM2460 Telegraphist John Douglas Day. Telegraphist Day, who was probably their instructor, went on to serve in HMAS Perth and is presumed to have gone down with the ship when it was sunk by the Japanese on 1 March 1942. WRANS are wearing their green Women's Emergency Signally Corps (WESC) uniforms as they were not given Navy uniforms until September 1941.