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PHOTOGRAPH: MRS THOMAS IN RED CROSS WINTER UNIFORM

c. 1935
Subcollections
Photographs
Overview

The original black and white photograph shows Mrs Thomas sitting with her hands folded in her lap against a dark background. She wears a dark suit with a belted jacket and the Red Cross badge pinned on the left side of the jacket, a shirt and tie, soft, wide-brimmed hat and heavy leather gauntlets. Handwritten on the back are the words: "To Nanny with VAD love."

Historical information

This detachment of the VAD was formed in 1933-34 by Mrs E.M. Thomas, OBE

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-43-1985.245
Item type
Photographs
Material
Photographic Paper
Chemicals
Width
85 mm
Height or length
135 mm
Keywords
Red Cross - Australian
THOMAS, Ethel Maude
World War Two
Decade - 1940s
Military Associations
Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD)
Year
c. 1935
Statement of significance

Historical - local and military. Women's service group

Last modified
Monday, 19 October, 2026
Completeness
94
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