MEC2364 Accession Number: MEC2364

Description

Cairo, Egypt. 1943. Group of Australian women who have joined different Services for the duration of the war and are now serving in the Middle East. Standing, back: Miss Mann of Bellevue Hill, NSW, Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA); Private Grace Baddock of Perth, WA, Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS British); Corporal Joe Brown of Sydney, NSW (ATS British); Mrs Jane Laidlow of Edenhope, Vic (YMCA). Kneeling, front: Section Officer (SO) Dorothy Hallett nee Anderson, Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF); and Flight Officer Mollie McKie of Victoria, WAAF.

Details

Accession Number
MEC2364
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
1943
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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