115952 Accession Number: 115952

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Four members of the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) at Mascot Aerodrome with members of their families soon after their arrival back in Australia after being Prisoners of War of the Japanese for over three and a half years. The four were among six Australian Army Nurses captured from the Rabaul Government Hospital, four Methodist Missionary Nurses, and a civilian housewife. They were all transported to Japan and interned at Yokohama. Left to right: Captain Kay Parker; Lieutenant (Lt) Lorna Whyte; Lt Mavis Cullen; Lt Daisy (Tootie) Keast.

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Accession Number
115952
Photographer
Corporal Ernest Mervyn McQuillan OAM
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
13 September 1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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