| Accession Number | E05467 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original whole plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Amiens Harbonnieres Area, Villers-Bretonneux Area, Villers-Bretonneux |
| Date made | 25 July 1919 |
| Conflict |
Period 1910-1919 First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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An informal group portrait of unidentified members of the Australian Graves Detachment and Miss ...
Description
An informal group portrait of unidentified members of the Australian Graves Detachment and Miss Ettie A Rout, standing in front of tents and a ruined building. Miss Rout ran the YMCA club in the village which was used by troops stationed in the Villers-Bretonneux area. Miss Rout was an Australian born, New Zealand bred, venereal disease campaigner who in 1915 formed the New Zealand Volunteer Sisterhood. During the war she also ran several soldier's clubs in Egypt, England and France. In 1919 and 1920 she ran a Red Cross depot in Villers-Bretonneux and was awarded a French decoration for this work.