H13757
Photograph H13757 First World War, 1914-1918Portrait of Matron in Chief E.A. Conyers CBE RRC. Matron Conyers was Matron in Chief of the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) abroad from 1916. (Donor Miss E.A. Conyers)
Matron Evelyn Conyers Accession Number: ART03561
Description
Depicts a portrait of Matron in Chief Evelyn Augusta Conyers, CBE, RRC and Bar, FNM (Florence Nightingale Medal), AANS, who joined the Australian Imperial Force as a senior nursing sister in 1914 and sailed overseas with the first contingent. In 1915 she became Matron-in-Chief of the Australian Army Nursing Service, an appointment she held until the end of the war. She was appointed a CBE, made member of the Royal Red Cross and awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal for her services to nursing.
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Accession Number
ART03561
Artist
Leslie Wilkie
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on canvas
Measurement
Overall: 76.4 cm x 63.6 cm
Medium
oil on canvas
Date Made
1920
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired under commission 1920
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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