Historical information

The Grinton Collection. Ships SMO and Nurses on the HMAT Karmala on the way home 1919.
SMO Capt. C. P. Rosenthal. (Ships Medical Officer)
Nurses include;
Sister Sarah Eliza Faulkner (Sydney)
S/Nurse Ivy Louisa Robbins (Epping, NSW)
S/Nurse Edith Agnes Purdon (Bathurst, NSW)
Sister Catherine Douglas Graham (Footscray)
Nurse Gladys Webster Jarrett RRC (Middle Park)
Nurse Ida Mary Mason (Wodonga)
Nurse Ethel May Mead RRC (Elsternwick)
Sister Elizabeth Hamilton O'Reilly (Leitchville)
S/Nurse Janet Hay (Adelaide)
Sister Janet Ivy Barron (Enogerra, Qld).
Refer Cat No 1280 for Jack Grintons service details.

Physical description

Photograph framed.
Photograph - black and white photograph on paper depicting a group of nurses and a medical officer, all in uniform, in an informal group portrait. Background - ship's superstructure.
Frame - Timber, light varnish finish, Perspex front, cardboard backing.

Inscriptions & markings

"Group 5: Quota 45 - Journey Home".
"J. Australian nurses and a Medical Officer".