The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
England. c. 1914. Passport photograph of Charles Francis (Frank) Fryer, an Australian, who joined the Friends Ambulance Unit, a service provided by the Society of Friends (Quakers) to care for war victims. He drove an ambulance in France, transporting the sick and wounded to designated hospitals. He worked mainly in Sommeilles and Sermaize les Bains. He wears the distinctive red and black star on his cap and jacket which identifies his connection with the Friends. He also wore a khaki uniform although the uniforms varied according to the work of the organisation.
Sermaize les Bains, France. Charles Francis (Frank) Fryer, an Australian, checks under the bonnet of a 1912 Ford Model T ambulance used by the Friends Ambulance Unit, a service established by the Soci
Sermaize les Bains, France. c. 1919. An informal group of members of the Society of Friends (Quakers) with children and babies, probably orphans at the Sermaize Forest Hospital. The Society had organi
Sermaize les Bains, France. An ornate building in Sounce near Sermaize les Bains and possibly used by the Society of Friends (Quakers). (Donor B. Holt)
France. October 1919. Rugged up against the freezing conditions probably in Sermaize les Bains, are an informal group of workers from the Society of Friends (Quakers). They are, Charles Francis (Frank
France. c. 1916. Charles Francis (Frank) Fryer working in sub zero conditions, probably at Sommeilles. Frank Fryer, an Australian, was a member of the Friends Ambulance Unit, a service established by
France. c. 1919. Miss Ethel Helena Ubsdell with her dog Zep on a snowy road in a French village, probably Sermaize les Bains. Zep was found after an air raid and from then on was Miss Ubsdell's compan
