| Accession Number | P00451.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Place made | Australia: South Australia, Adelaide |
| Date made | c 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Inspection by the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester of members of the Women’s Royal Australian Naval ...
Description
Inspection by the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester of members of the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) on parade at HMAS Torrens in Adelaide, South Australia. The Duke of Gloucester was the Governor General of Australia from 30 January 1945 until 11 March 1947. Identified from left to right, back row: P Morrison, possibly WR/150 Petty Officer Regulating Wran Eunice Coral Morris; WR/1025 Wran Writer Rona Grace Barber; unidentified; WR/2263 Leading Wran Stores Assistant Joan Olive Johnson; unidentified; B Marshall, possibly WR/2780 Wran Writer June Dawn Marshall; Unidentified; N Davies, possibly WR/2786 Wran Stewardess Mary Margaret Davies or WR/2871 Wran Writer Annie Gordon Davies; unidentified; WR/681 Wran Writer Rachel Rosemary (Rae) Manuel (later married name of Shade); WR/675 Leading Wran Writer Margaret Olwen Bradwell; unidentified; and WR/2691 Wran Writer Dawn Booth.
Second row: WR/147 Leading Wran Supply Assistant Lauretta Jean Jago; WR/1502 Wran Writer Betty Atkinson Schahinger (nee Waye); WR/680 Wran Writer Valda Dunleavey Palmer (nee Hutchins); unidentified; Wran Williamson, either WR/1827 Wran Telephonist Peggy Rose Williamson or WR/2877 Wran Cook Paulene Williamson; WR/1914 Wran Writer Ruth Marguerite Rust; WR/682 Wran Telephonist Doreen Eleanor Searle; WR/153 Wran Supply Assistant Constance Sylvia May Tate; unidentified; WR/551 Wran Supply Assistant Nora (Gloria) Swaney; WR/898 Wran Writer Rosemary Linton Sandford-Morgan (later Third Officer); unidentified; WR/219 Leading Wran Driver Mary Patricia Finlay (nee Leary); and WR/154 Petty Officer Driver Lannah Horton Wallman.
Front row, Wran N Phillips; sixth from the left is WR/151 Wran Writer Asia Felicity Maxine Powell (later married name of Lewis) and tenth from the left is WR/1419 Wran Supply Assistant Nancy Winifred Noltenius. The remainder are unidentified.