087958 Accession Number: 087958

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Informal portrait of Lieutenant Commander John Sydney Bovill, Royal Navy, (Retired), being served by a Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) Stewardess in the Officers Wardroom at HMAS Kismet, Naval Base Headquarters.

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Accession Number
087958
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
26 March 1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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