The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Rodez, France. 1917-06. A surgical operation about to begin in an operating theatre of French hospital no. 23, 4th section, region 16 in Rodez, in the Midi during World War 1. From left: Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) worker Mrs Keith Murray, Sister Dorothy Ellena Duffy, surgeon, assistant, and 2nd assistant giving anaesthetic. Sister Duffy was one of a group of twenty civilian trained nurses, from New South Wales, who volunteered to serve in France for the Australian Red Cross during World War 1. They were known as 'Bluebirds' because of their distinctive blue uniforms. Note the floorcovering, indicating the makeshift nature of the operating theatre.
1915 'Adrian' Pattern French Army steel helmet, with the bugle horn badge embossed 'RF' (Republic Francaise) worn by certain regiments of the French Light Infantry on the Western Front. The helmet has
Single breasted navy blue wool serge jacket fastened down the front by five large black plastic buttons, one of which is missing. The shoulder straps are plain navy blue fastened by a small brown pla
Beziers, France. 1918-03-20. A surgical operation in progress in the operating theatre of French hospital no. 46 in southern France during World War 1. A surgeon and his assistant are operating. Two '
Beziers, France. c. 1916. A group portrait taken in an operating theatre. Seen are a group of nurses and a French officer. Left, is sister Dorothy Ellena Duffy. Duffy and the other nurses were part of
Amiens, France. 1918-06-15. Portrait in the outdoors, from left to right: Sister A.E. Robinson, Lieutenant 'Digger' Watson, Sister Dorothy Ellena Duffy. Watson provided the food for the Sisters while
France. c. 1916. A portrait of Dorothy Ellena Duffy, one of a group of twenty civilian nurses who volunteered to work for the Red Cross in France during World War 1. They were known as 'Bluebirds' bec
London. c. 1915. A portrait of Dorothy Ellena Duffy which was used for her passport to France. Dorothy Duffy was one of a group of twenty civilian nurses who volunteered to work for the Red Cross in F
This group of nurses are the party of twenty Australian Red Cross nurses, sponsored by the NSW Jockey Club, and know as the 'Bluebirds' because of their blue uniforms. Identified left to right, back r
