Description
Studio portrait of Daphne Wright wearing the uniform of the Women’s Emergency Signalling Corps (WESC). WR/7 Daphne Mary Wright from Sydney, NSW served in the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) from 28 April 1941 until 17 October 1945 when she finished her service as a Petty Officer Wran Telegraphist. One in a series of portraits of early members of the WESC, many of whom became WRANS. The album of portraits was compiled by Mrs Florence Violet McKenzie OBE, founder of WESC, which trained Signallers and Telegraphists.
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Accession Number
P01262.083
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Credit Line
DONOR: M. TAYLOR
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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