Three members of the Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) and the Australian Army Medical ...

Accession Number P03332.010
Collection type Photograph
Object type Print
Maker Unknown
Place made Australia: Queensland, North Queensland, Hinchinbrook Island
Date made May 1944
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Three members of the Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) and the Australian Army Medical Women's Service (AAMWS), part of the Australian Chemical Warfare Research and Experimental Section, near their sleeping quarters Hinchinbrook Island during the third mustard gas trial carried out on Brook Island. Identified, left to right: Marie Matthews, Maud Murphy and Sylvia Stoltz.