P02780.001 Accession Number: P02780.001

Description

Perth, WA. c 1938. Informal group portrait of Officers from Perth and the country of the Women's Air Training Corps (WATC) in camp at the Perth Showground. Mrs S. E. Craig, Commandant of WATC is on the far left. WATC was one of the first voluntary organisations to provide emergency training for women, and was formed before the Second World War started. (Donor M. Miller)

Details

Accession Number
P02780.001
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c 1938
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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