| Place | Asia: India |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | A01178 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass transparency (positive) |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | India: Maharashta, Pune |
| Date made | January 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Collection of Ethel Butler
Description
Group of fifteen Australian nurses outside King George War Hospital. This hospital opened in 1917 and was staffed by Australian sisters under an Indian Army Regular Matron, Miss Nancy Harris. Back row, left to right: Warner (Qld); Hocking (Qld); Vera Joan Flae; Somerville (Vic); Doris Sarah Nightingale Overell (Qld); Russell (Qld); Ada Maud Wilshire (Qld). Front row: Ethel Brice Butler (Qld); Agnes Margaret McGeoch (Vic); Mary Agnes Langan (Vic); Staff Nurse Irene McPhail (Vic) (later died from tuberculosis 4 August 1920 following discharge from the Army, but attributed to war service); Munroe (Vic); Hockings (Qld); Christina Victoria Durack (Qld); Harris (Qld).