| Accession Number | P00451.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Place made | Australia: South Australia, Adelaide |
| Date made | c July 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Members of the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) being inspected by Lord Keyes ...
Description
Members of the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) being inspected by Lord Keyes (Admiral of the Fleet Roger John Brownlow Keyes, 1st Baron Keys, GCB, KCVO, GMG, DSO) at HMAS Torrens, Adelaide. Identified from left to right, back row: WR/144 Leading Wran Steward Betty Gertrude Ellis; unidentified; WR/146 Leading Wran Writer Lorraine Pearl Hislop; Wran N Phillips; WR/156 Petty Officer Wran Writer Joan Margery Williamson; and WR/677 Leading Wran Writer Betty Essery.
Second row: WR/1502 Wran Writer Betty Atkinson Schahinger (nee Waye); WR/2263 Leading Wran Stores Assistant Joan Olive Johnson; and WR/680 Wran Writer Valda Dunleavey Palmer (nee Hutchins).
Front row: WR/1788 Wran Coder Barbara Rose Worthington-Eyre (later married name of McCann) and WR/1025 Wran Writer Rona Grace Barber.