P00606.001 Accession Number: P00606.001

Description

Outdoor portrait of two officers of the Women’s Naval Service (WNS), a volunteer group of women who worked with the Royal Australian Navy. Identified on the left is Commander Lillian Cooke, the commander of the WNS and its predecessor the Women’s Reserve Emergency Naval Service (WRENS) throughout the Second World War. On the right is Lieutenant Commander D Wingrave.

Details

Accession Number
P00606.001
Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
c 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
DONOR: E. NEILSEN
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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