| Accession Number | P02696.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Potts Point, Garden Island |
| Date made | 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal group portrait of members of the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) on the ...
Description
Informal group portrait of members of the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) on the wharf at Garden Island, probably welcoming home the 6th Division, AIF. Identified from left to right, back row: WR/526 Wran Writer Marie de Haan; unidentified Wran; WR/2536 Wran Writer Nancy Kirk (Nance) Priddle; and WR/1626 Wran Teleprinter Operator Betty Bowen. Front row: WR/2607 Wran Writer Valerie Eileen (Val) Gissing (later married name of McDonald); WR/2746 Wran Writer Helene Hawe; unidentified Wran; and WR/2606 Wran Writer Grace Thelma Griffith.