P00999.023 Accession Number: P00999.023

Description

WRANS galley cooks at HMAS Cerberus in 1945. Identified back row, left to right: WR2218 Assistant Cook Valda May Thompson, WR1822 Assistant Cook Dulcie Irene Miller, unidentified, WR2881 Assistant Cook Margaret Woghis, 1727 Cook Mary Veronica (Molly) Ryan, unidentified, WR1694 Cook Meryl Ruby Forbes. Front row from left to right, Mary Putt (?), WR557 Cook Mary Lillian (Molly) Coulthard, unidentified, Second Officer Dorothy Helen Rylah, WR206 Cook Annie Brierley.

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Accession Number
P00999.023
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
November 1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor M A Howard
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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