C03335 Accession Number: C03335

Description

A group of Australian nursing sisters, accompanied by two British officers, on the boat deck of HMAT Canberra, en route from Australia to Bombay. The sisters are probably part of the contingent of 100 nurses of the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) sent to work in large British military hospitals in Bombay.

Details

Accession Number
C03335
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
November 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Lent by Captain McLean
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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