| Accession Number | D00781 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Wiltshire, Sutton Veny |
| Date made | c 19 October 1919 |
| Conflict |
Period 1910-1919 First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Group portrait of the matron and members of Australian Army Nursing Service, No. 1 Australian ...
Description
Group portrait of the matron and members of Australian Army Nursing Service, No. 1 Australian General Hospital (1AGH). Identified, back row, left to right: Back Row (left to right): Staff Nurse (SN) Emily Florence Miller; SN Estelle Marjorie Armstrong; SN Amy Eliza Wright; Sister Ada Priscilla Smith; Sister Marjha Elleha (also known as Ethel May) Milligan; SN Alice Blondell Tapp; Sister Margaret Nisbett.
Middle Row (left to right): SN Elizabeth Smith Rogerson; Sister Annie Catherine Cameron; Sister Ruth Allan; SN J. M. Matthews; Sister Gertrude Marion Doherty, AARC; Sister Amy Holloway Matthews; Sister Mary Genevieve Dwyer; Sister Ellen McClelland.
Front Row (left to right): Sister Margaret Effie Looker; Sister Annie Ellen Shad forth; Sister Edith Elizabeth Simpson; Head Sister Constance Mabel Keys, RRC ARRC (1st and 2nd class); Matron Ethel Gray, CBE, RRC; Sister Alma Louise Bennett, RRC; Sister Dorothy Madeline Robertson, Sister Blodwyn Elizabeth Williams.
It is believed the image was taken on 19 October 1919 as that was the day that Matron Gray joined 1AGH and Head Sister Keys finished up at 1AGH. Taking the names as supplied, two of the nurses named should not have been present for the photo. The records show that Staff Nurse Tapp returned to Australia on 23 August 1919 and Sister Amy Matthews returned to Australia on 16 August 1919.