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Subiaco Museum > Records

PHOTOGRAPH: LADIES OF THE VA.D, INCLUDING BERYL TAYLOR AND GRACE WARE

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c. 1940

Subcollections

Military and Wartime Collection

Overview

A group of five VAD women, two seated in front with the remaining three standing behind them. The women wear the VAD summer uniform and are posed next to a building that looks like a church. The names Beryl Taylor and Grace Ware are handwritten on the back, and may refer to the women standing on the left-hand side and the right-hand side of the group.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-1985.252

Item type

Photographs

Material

Photographic Paper

Chemicals

Width

50 mm

Height or length

75 mm

Keywords

Clubs

World War Two

Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD)

Weddings

Social Groups

Decade - 1940s

Year

Statement of significance

local history

Last modified

Monday, 30 June, 2025

Completeness

83

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