AWM Collection Record: 119674
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ID Number: | 119674 |
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| Maker: | Christian, N H | ||
| Place made: | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne Heidelberg | ||
| Date made: | 24 October 1945 | ||
| Physical description: | Black & white | ||
| Summary: | Sister (Sr) Vivian Bullwinkel and her mother at a reception held at the 115th Australian General Hospital in honour of a party of returned Australian Army Nursing sisters who had been prisoners of war (POWs). Sr Bullwinkel was the sole survivor of the Banka Island massacre in which 21 Australian Army sisters were killed by Japanese troops on Banka Island, following the sinking of the SS Vyner Brooke. Sr Bullwinkel was shot but survived and later surrendered to Japanese troops. She was held captive for three and a half years in Sumatra. | ||
| Copyright: | Copyright expired - public domain | ||
| Copyright holder: | Copyright Expired | ||
| Related subject: | Formal dinners; Nurses; Prisoners of war; Ship wrecks | ||
| Related unit: | 115 Australian General Hospital; SS Vyner Brooke; Transport ships | ||
| Related place: | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne Heidelberg; Netherlands East Indies: Banka Island | ||
| Related conflict: | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Last-Modified: Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:59:28 GMT
