P03730.001 Accession Number: P03730.001

Description

Studio portrait of NFX125936 Sister Myrle Mary Eileen Moston AANS, 2/3 Australian Hospital Ship Centaur, killed in action at sea after the Centaur was sunk by a torpedo from a Japanese submarine on 14 May 1943. Of the 322 crew and staff, only 64 survived, including Sister Ellen Savage, the only survivor from twelve nursing sisters.

Details

Accession Number
P03730.001
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Measurement
Overall: 12.6 cm x 8.6 cm
Date Made
c 1941
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor P. O'Brien.
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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