P02212.070 Accession Number: P02212.070

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Asfurieh (near Beirut), Lebanon. 1941-08. Farewell dinner for the Commanding Officer (CO) of the 2/1st Casualty Clearing Station (2/1st CCS), Lieutenant- Colonel McLorinan, in the former mental hospital that was occupied by the unit after the Syrian Campaign. Identified left to right: Sister "Kit" Weir (left end of the table), SX4845 Captain F.J. Fenner, VFX374 Sister M.E. Josephs, Major Bowie Somerset, unknown, Captain R. "Bob" Officer, VFX360 Sister U.A. Melville, Captain R. Crisp, VFX378 Sister M.J. Hanna, Lieut-Colonel McLorinan, Major O. Smith, VFX263 Sister Dorothy Vines, SX2816 Captain J. M. (Mark) Bonnin, Padre Pearse, unknown, unknown, unknown, Sister E. Sulzberger, Captain Wyndham, QFX6162 Sister E. Patrick? and Captain J. Bishop? (right at the end of the table). (Donor J.Davies)

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Accession Number
P02212.070
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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