056003 Accession Number: 056003

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Portrait of Third Officer Mary Alison Butler, Officer in Charger WRANS at HMAS Cerberus. Originally from Woodville, South Australian, she joined the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) as a Driver on 21 October 1942 and was appointed a Third Officer on 15 February 1943. After marrying Lieutenant William Edward Howard, she continued to serve as Second Officer Howard and was then promoted to First Officer before leaving the service on 1 May 1946.

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Accession Number
056003
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
26 August 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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