| Accession Number | H06179 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Brown, A |
| Place made | Australia: South Australia, Adelaide |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of Matron Ethel Tracey Richardson, Australian Army Nursing Service. A nurse from ...
Description
Studio portrait of Matron Ethel Tracey Richardson, Australian Army Nursing Service. A nurse from Toorak, Vic prior to enlistment, Matron Richardson embarked as a Sister with 1st Australian General Hospital from Melbourne on 5 November 1914. Later serving at Queen Mary's Military Hospital in London, she returned to Australia on 22 April 1916 to take up the appointment as Matron-in-Chief on the staff of the Director-General Medical Services and was awarded the Royal Red Cross Decoration, 1st Class. Her brother, Captain Henry Tracey Richardson also served in the AIF.