Historical information

Gwendoline Mudford was born in Flemington on 11 April 1914 and was appointed to the Police Depot for training on 11 February 1941. Her Record of Conduct of Service describes her as being 5'5" tall and weighing 9st 10lb, with brown eyes, light brown hair and medium complexion. Despite showing great promise of being a successful police woman she was forced to resign on 3 September 1941 due to her impending marriage.

Physical description

Graduation class of July 1941 showing Gwendoline Mudford, centre, as the only woman amongst a group of male graduates

Inscriptions & markings

'The Terrible Fifty Two Squad 1941 July 1941' (pencil under image)