100383 Accession Number: 100383

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Melbourne, Vic. 1944-03-29. Warrant Officer 2 C. Caughey, a tailoress with the Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) checks the fit of a new uniform worn by Sergeant K. M. Williams, AWAS, at the Quartermaster Store HQ Victorian Lines of Communication. Note in the background another member of the AWAS working at a treadle sewing machine. (A copy of this image appears on page 125 of the album presented to Dr Edith Summerskill in 1944 and now housed in the AWM Archive Store).

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Accession Number
100383
Maker
Lieutenant John Lee
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original acetate
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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