Nancy Wake, 1945, courtesy of Australian War Memorial.

Title

Nancy Wake

Description

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)

Date

1945

Physical description

Black & white

Control

P00885.001

Source

Australian War Memorial