093492 Accession Number: 093492

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Informal group portrait of some of the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) Sisters having a sherry in the mess ante-room at the sisters' mess, 2/1st General Hospital. They are attending a formal dinner in celebration of the 43rd anniversary of the AANS. Identified From left to right: NX70943 Sister Hazel Frances Bailey from Singleton, NSW (1); NX76276 Matron (Lieutenant Colonel) Marie Evelyn Hurley, Royal Red Cross 1st Class, from Quirindi, NSW (2): NFX272 Sister Teresa Marian Cunningham from Raymond Terrace, NSW (later awarded Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class) (3); NX310 Sister Margaret Rose McEntee from Virginia, South Australia (4); and NX70244 Sister Sarah Elizabeth Deane from Dulwich Hill, NSW (5).

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Accession Number
093492
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
2 July 1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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