P02017.025 Accession Number: P02017.025

Description

Commandant Janice Hilton (later Webb), Australian Red Cross (ARC), taking part in Christmas celebrations in a recovery ward of 8 Field Ambulance. To her left are Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Meyer, Royal Australian Army Medical Corps (RAAMC), Commanding Officer of 8 Field Ambulance, and Captain W.A. "Wally" Williams RAAMC, Senior Pharmacist and OIC of the Australian Task Force medical supply system.

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Accession Number
P02017.025
Photographer
Superintendent Marie Constance Boyle MBE OAM
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Transparency
Physical Description
Colour: Colour
Date Made
25 December 1967
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor M Boyle
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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