Matron Annie Sage
Art ART22203 Second World War, 1939-1945Portrait depicting Matron Annie Moriah Sage, AANS, Matron in Chief AIF (Middle East). Saw service 2/2nd AGH in the Middle East, Pacific Area, New Guinea and Singapore.
Matron Annie Sage Accession Number: ART22218
Description
Depicts a portrait of VFX361 Colonel Annie Moriah Sage, Matron in Chief AANS. During the war Colonel Sage saw services in the Middle East, Pacific Area, New Guinea and Singapore. When the Japanese surrendered Colonel Sage flew to Singapore to see personally to the welfare and comfort of the sisters released from POW Camps and arranged their repatriation to Australia. She met the sisters at Sumatra, 1945.
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Accession Number
ART22218
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Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on canvas
Measurement
Framed: 96.5 x 76 cm
Unframed: 76.6 cm x 56.4 cm
Unframed: 76.6 cm x 56.4 cm
Medium
oil on canvas
Date Made
1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired under official war art scheme 1945
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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