Note Card Hospital Ship TSMV Manunda

Details of Image
Painting on silk, unknown artist (Manunda crew member), c. 1939.
Gift of Dulcie Davis (daughter of Rupert Reginald Robbins).
Anzac Memorial Collection (2019 17)

This painting was presented to Rupert Reginald Robbins by crewmen of the Second World War hospital ship TSMV Manunda as a souvenir of his good fortune.
During the Second World War, Robbins from Sydney, was part of the crew of the US Navy ship City of Fort Worth. He was picked up by the Manunda after being swept into the Pacific Ocean from his own ship during a storm off the east coast of Australia. Another crew member, also swept overboard, was never found.
Painting on silk, unknown artist (Manunda crew member), c. 1939.
Gift of Dulcie Davis (daughter of Rupert Reginald Robbins).
Anzac Memorial Collection (2019 17)