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Image: Nancy Wake (1945)

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Description: 1945. STUDIO PORTRAIT OF NANCY WAKE, HIGHLY DECORATED WOMAN MEMBER OF THE ALLIED ESCAPE ROUTE ORGANISATION IN OCCUPIED FRANCE 1940 - 1943. FOR HER WORK WITHIN THE FRENCH RESISTANCE SHE WAS KNOWN BY THE GESTAPO AS THE WHITE MOUSE. SHE IS WEARING A BRITISH ARMY UNIFORM, THAT OF THE FIRST AID NURSING YEOMANRY. (DONOR N. FORWARD) Copyright Clear Higher resolution versions of this image may be ordered through the AWM Website at www.awm.gov.au The photo was taken during the Second World War. Higher resolution images may be ordered through the AWM (Source: email from the AWM to Nick Dowling 6 January 2006).
Title: Nancy Wake (1945)
Credit: Australian War Memorial on line catalogue ID Number: P00885.001
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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