| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 020436 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | British Mandate of Palestine: Palestine, Gaza, Gaza Ridge |
| Date made | c September 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Portrait of NX270 Sister Freda Mary Eliza Dowdle, a member of the nursing staff of the 2/1st ...
Description
Portrait of NX270 Sister Freda Mary Eliza Dowdle, a member of the nursing staff of the 2/1st Australian General Hospital. Sister Dowdle of Bondi, NSW, (originally of Narromine, NSW) trained at Auburn Hospital and was a senior sister at time of enlistment. She was among the first contingent of nurses to go to the Middle East on 2 January 1940 with the 2/1st AGH and during her Army career she was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. She later continued her nursing career in Sydney, retiring as the Matron of Bankstown Hospital.