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Accession Number | P02044.002 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Negative |
Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, St Kilda Road, Victoria Barracks |
Date made | 1951 |
Conflict |
Period 1950-1959 Korea, 1950-1953 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Portrait of Sister Betty Crocker, Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC), modelling the a ...
Description
Portrait of Sister Betty Crocker, Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC), modelling the a new RAANC uniform, worn with black stockings, black lace up shoes, black leather gloves and a black shoulder strap handbag. Tailored in Adelaide, this particular uniform was the very first one made to the new pattern and issued for the new RAANC (as distinct from its predecessor the Royal Australian Army Nursing Service). It was issued to Sister Crocker, the first Sister to enlist for Korea in South Australia.