009235 Accession Number: 009235

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Outdoor portrait of WR/21 Wran Telegraphist Heather Dunshea from Mosman, NSW in the uniform of the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS). The arm badge is identical with that worn by male Telegraphists. The WRANS is taking part in the Navy’s vital job of defending the seas. Telegraphists Wrans operate at Harman Naval Station near Canberra. Heather Dunshea joined the WRANS on 2 June 1941 and finished her service on 18 October 1945 as a Leading Wran Telegraphist.

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Accession Number
009235
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
27 August 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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