Informal portrait of His Royal Highness, the Duke of Gloucester, Governor-General of Australia ...

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Accession Number 093547
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Place made Pacific Islands: Solomon Islands, Bougainville, Central Bougainville, Torokina
Date made 3 July 1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Informal portrait of His Royal Highness, the Duke of Gloucester, Governor-General of Australia (4), being introduced to members of the Australian Army Nursing Service by NX76276 Matron (Lieutenant Colonel) Marie Evelyn Hurley, Royal Red Cross 1st Class, from Quirindi, NSW (5), during his visit to 2/1 General Hospital. Identified from left to right: NFX294 Sister Cecilia Macfarlane (later Barr) from Kensington, NSW (1); and NFX272 Sister Teresa Marian Cunningham from Raymond Terrace, NSW (later awarded Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class) (2).