| Accession Number | P02298.006 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Beziers, France. c. 1916. A group portrait taken in an operating theatre. Seen are a group of ...
Description
Beziers, France. c. 1916. A group portrait taken in an operating theatre. Seen are a group of nurses and a French officer. Left, is sister Dorothy Ellena Duffy. Duffy and the other nurses were part of a group of twenty civilian trained nurses, from New South Wales, who volunteered to serve in France for the Australian Red Cross during World War 1. They were known as 'Bluebirds' because of their distinctive blue uniforms.