091275 Accession Number: 091275

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Informal portrait of NX76276 Matron (Lieutenant Colonel) Marie Evelyn Hurley, Royal Red Cross 1st Class, Matron of 2/1st General Hospital, from Quirindi, NSW. Matron Hurley was born on 6 February 1902 in Bondi, NSW, enlisted on 18 November 1940 and was discharged on 14 March 1946. She served in Singapore, Port Moresby, Bouganville and the Solomon Islands and was also Mentioned in Despatches.

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Accession Number
091275
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
20 April 1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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