The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Ah .. that's better. Now for a little fresh air, and beauty is once more unadorned. Respirators may be an important part of military equipment but really, a girl doesn't look her best with her head in a bag. The women practicing respirator drill are, left to right: VFX8394 Sister Lilian Elaine McPhail (died of injuries in a car crash at El Kantara on 1 September 1941, whilst attached to 2/2nd AGH); VX17199 Sister Gladys Elva Mole; VFX382 Sister Margaret Blythe Cuthbert; VX266 Anna Elizabeth Whiteside; VX374 Margaret Elizabeth Josephs; and VFX374 senior nursing sister Dorothy Vines; all of the 2/1st Casualty Clearing Station.
The "Whoosits Sisters" effectively disguised against any marauding subalterns with ideas. The nurses get quite a lot of fun out of respirator drill which they are bound to do just as often as any long
The "Whoosits Sisters" effectively disguised against any marauding subalterns with ideas. The nurses get quite a lot of fun out of respirator drill which they are bound to do just as often as any long
Standing in front of the Nurses' Mess of the 2/1st Casualty Clearing Station (2/1st CCS) are from left to right: Sister E. Sulzberger, VFX263 Sister Dorothy Vines, VX266 Sister Anna Elizabeth Whitesid
Port Melbourne, VIC. 1940-04-14. Informal group portrait of Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) Personnel of the 2/1st Casualty Clearing Station (2/1st CCS) standing in front of a life boat aboard
Qastina, Palestine. 1940-07-18. Informal group portrait of the officers and nursing sisters of the 2/1st Casualty Clearing Station (2/1st CCS) inside the Sisters' Mess. Identified nursing sisters from
In an accident between an RAF "Battle Buggy" and an AIF staff car, VFX8377 Matron Gwladys Margaret Thomas and VFX8394 Sister Lilian Elaine McPhail were killed on 1 September 1941. This image shows t
In an accident between an RAF "Battle Buggy" and an AIF staff car, VFX8377 Matron Gwladys Margaret Thomas and VFX8394 Sister Lilian Elaine McPhail were killed on 1 September 1941. This image shows t
