| Accession Number | H12565 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Persia |
| Date made | October 1918 - May 1919 |
| Conflict |
Period 1910-1919 First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Group portrait of the five Australian Army Nursing Staff (AANS) members who served at Bushire, ...
Description
Group portrait of the five Australian Army Nursing Staff (AANS) members who served at Bushire, Persia. Identified back row, left to right; Sister Emmeline Wellard RRC; Sister Mary Theresa Parnell and Sister Ellen Purcell. Seated, left to right; Sister Lily Stewart and Sister Margaret Brodie Waterstrom ARRC. The hospital, on the Persian Gulf, was the only one near the Mesopotamian front staffed by Australian nurses. It had about thirty beds for officers and 100 for other ranks. Most of the troops in the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force nearby were doing outpost duty on the railway line which ran from Bushire about 100 miles into Persia. See also H12554.