AWM Collection Record: A04728
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ID Number: | A04728 |
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| Maker: | Unknown | ||
| Physical description: | Black & white | ||
| Summary: | Portrait of Staff Sister Pearl E. Corkhill MM, Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS), of Tilba Tilba, NSW. Awarded the Military Medal, 28 August 1918, aged 31. Corkhill had been transferred to No. 38 Casualty Clearing Station in France, which twice suffered heavy German air raids during the week of 27 July 1918. One bomb wrecked the sterilising room and others fell within the camp. Corkhill was on night duty at the time.She was one of the few nursing sisters to receive the Military Medal. Sister Corkhill's medals are in the collection of the Australian War Memorial. (Donor P. Corkhill) | ||
| Copyright: | Status to be assessed | ||
| Related subject: | Nurses; Portraits | ||
| Related unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service; Australian War Memorial | ||
| Related conflict: | First World War, 1914-1918 |
Last-Modified: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:54:42 GMT
