| Place | Oceania: Australia, Queensland, Brisbane |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P00291.001 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Place made | Australia: Queensland, Brisbane |
| Date made | 9 September 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Group portrait of the swearing-in ceremony of the first women to join the Women’s Royal ...
Description
Group portrait of the swearing-in ceremony of the first women to join the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) in Brisbane. Identified from left to right: Joan Dyer (WR/245 Wran Driver); Olive Eva Grice (WR/248 Wran Writer); Ellen Mary Corrigan (WR/243 Wran Driver and later Third Officer); Jessie Ferrie Maxwell (WR/256 Petty Officer Wran Regulator); Joan Beatrice Thompson (WR/253 Petty Officer Wran Stores Assistant); Audrey Margaret Randel (WR/252 Wran Coder); and 9430 Warrant Instructor Leonard Hector Riddles.