Badge commemorating the Sandakan death marches, one of the worst atrocities suffered by Australian troops during WWII.Australian prisoners were sent to Sandakan in 1942 to build an airstrip. At first they were treated reasonably well. Gradually, however, rations were reduced and bashings increased. By late 1944, with Allied forces advancing toward Borneo, the Japanese decided to send about 2,000 Australian and British prisoners westward to Ranau, in Borneo’s rugged interior. Weak and sick prisoners staggered for about 260 kilometres along jungle tracks. Many died on the way, their bodies never recovered. Those unable to continue were killed; those too weak to march had been left behind in Sandakan, where all died or were killed. Only six – all Australians – out of about a thousand sent to Ranau survived the war. The Sandakan “death march” remains the greatest single atrocity committed against Australians in war.Circular badge with green background and black text and figures. Six soldiers are silhouetted next to a tree. Safety pin clasp on back."LEST WE FORGET" "Sandakan Ranau / Death March"pow, world war two, death march, sandakan death marches, borneo

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of a captured VietCong patient from one of the wards at the K76A NVA/VC Hospital, by elements of 6 RAR/NZ (ANZAC), during Operation Marsden, is closely questioned by a South Vietnamese Army Intelligence Officer. the enemy prisoner gave a great deal of information.photograph, 6 rar/nz, k76a hospital, operation marsden, gibbons collection catalogue, south vietnamese intelligence officer, wounded viet cong soldier, 6 rar/nz (anzac), enemy prisoner, denis gibbons

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of Diggers from 6 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) carry a wounded VietCong prisoner around the mountain at K76A Hospital captured during Operation Marsden. The enemy soldier led the Intelligence Officers and their support to many caves and underground cachesphotograph, 6 rar/nz, k76a hospital, operation marsden, nui may tao mountain, vc prisoner, gibbons collection catalogue, intelligence officers, 6 rar/nz (anzac), wounded viet cong soldier, enemy prisoner, underground cache, denis gibbons, diggers

Book has a red white and Malaya 1941, Nursing Sisters of cover, tile printed in white and author's name printed in black on front cover. On the front cover is a coloured black and white photograph "Malaya 1941, Nursing Sisters of 2/4 Clearing Station, 8 Division. Title and author's name also printed in white on spine. The back cover has a summary of the booknon-fictionn 1942 a group of sixty-five Australian Army nursing sisters was evacuated from Malaya aboard the Vyner Brooke, a few days before the fall of Singapore. Two days later their ship was bombed and sunk by the Japanese. Of the fifty-three survivors who scrambled ashore, twenty-one were murdered and the remaining thirty-two were taken prisoner. The book is the engrossing record kept by one of the sisters, Betty Jeffrey, during the three grueling years of imprisonment that followed. It is an amazing story of survival and deprivation in the harshest of conditions.world war 1939-1945 prisoners of war, nurses

Illustrated book with dustjacket. Book has a light green cover, with an image of a compass embossed in gold. on the front. The tile author's surname and publisher's name are embossed in gold on the spine. Dust jacket has multicoloured illustration by J.P.L Kickhefer on front and spine: group of women, some with head scarves walking behind a ?prison guard, barbed wire topped fence in front of and behind group. In the background is a hut and tropical plants. Title (white print) and authors name (red print) appear on a black background at base of front of dustjacket. Title, author's and publisher's names are printed in black on spinenon-fictionIn 1942 a group of sixty-five Australian Army nursing sisters was evacuated from Malaya aboard the Vyner Brooke, a few days before the fall of Singapore. Two days later their ship was bombed and sunk by the Japanese. Of the fifty-three survivors who scrambled ashore, twenty-one were murdered and the remaining thirty-two were taken prisoner. The book is the engrossing record kept by one of the sisters, Betty Jeffrey, during the three grueling years of imprisonment that followed. It is an amazing story of survival and deprivation in the harshest of conditions.world war 1939-1945 prisoners of war, betty jeffrey

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of a Viet Cong patient captured, in one of the wards by elements of 6 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) during Operation Marsden, explains the weapons and their significance to the Battalion Intelligence Officer in one of the many caves revealed by the prisonerphotograph, k76a hospital, nui may tao mountain, 6 rar/nz, gibbons collection catalogue, intelligence officers, vc prisoner, wounded viet cong soldier, operation marsden, battalion intelligence officer, 6 rar/nz (anzac), denis gibbons

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of a Viet Cong patient leads elements of 6 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) to another underground bunker in K76A Hospital where the NVA/VietCong had been storing cut wood and other materials that needed to be kept dry. The Viet Cong prisoner showed the diggers many caches during Operation Marsdenphotograph, 6 rar/nz, k76a hospital, nui may tao mountain, operation marsden, gibbons collection catalogue, vc prisoner, viet cong, 6 rar/nz (anzac), nva/vietcong, captured nva viet cong sapper, denis gibbons

Illustrated book. Front cover has a painting by Cynthia Breusch depicting two female figures carrying a container hanging from a pole on their shoulders. Behind them is a barbwire topped fence. The book title is printed over this painting in red and white ink. The author's name is printed in white below the title, and the publisher's mark is printed in black above the title. The Spine is cream in colour, with abbreviated title printed in red, author's surname and publishers mark printed in black. The back cover has a cream background, with quotes from two nurses and a summary of the book overprinted in blacknon-fictionExperiences of Australian Army nurses who were prisoners of the Japanese during World War twoworld war 1939-1945, australian army nurses, prisoners of war, military nursing, nurses

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection.A black and white photograph of a captured NVA/VietCcong prisoner, caputed in one of wards, during Operation Marsden, at the NVA/VietCong K76A Hospital, siturated on the Nui may Tao Mountain, Phouc Tuy Province, leads elements of 6 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) to yet another cache of weapons and supplies.photograph, 6 rar/nz, k76a hospital, nui may tao mountain, operation marsden, gibbons collection catalogue, vc prisoner, nva/vc, 6 rar/nz (anzac), underground cache, nva/vietcong, viet cong prisoner, denis gibbons

Article and photograph relating to former nurse Wilma Young recounting her experiences as a survivor of the sinking of the SS Vyner Brooke and her time as a Japanese prisoner of war (POW) on Bangka Island Indonesia. Her talk was part of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the revised Geneva Conventions.Page of a newspaper with multiple headlined articles, a colour photograph, logo and advertisement. Photograph of three women looking at the camera, two are in nurses uniforms with white wimples and the third wearing a multicoloured jacket with four medals and various pins attached.wwii, world war 2, world war two, wwll, australian army nursing service, aans, bangka island, ss vyner brooke, wilma elizabeth forster oram, wilma elizabeth forster young, geneva convention

Illustrated book, with three black and white photographs of Wilma Oram Young (as student nurse, in army uniform and in older age) There is a mid-brown band above this photo on which the title is printed in black and white, below the photos there is a black band on which the author's name is printed in light brown. Spine has mid brown background with title printed in black, author's name in light brown, and publisher's mark in white. The back cover has a summary of the book printed in black ink on a light brown backgroundnon-fictionThis is the story of one of Australia's most remarkable women. As a prisoner of war for three and a half years during World War II, Wilma Oram A young Australian nurse experienced the very worst of human brutality: starvation, deprivation and degradation. Yet, through the comradeship of her fellow prisoners, she also experienced humankind at its best. Following her return to Australia, Wilma was inspired to help her fellow ex-POWs and warveterans through her tireless work with the RSLwilma oram young, nurses-australia-biography, world ward 1939-1945-prisoners and prisons-japaneses

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection.A black and white photograph of A Viet Cong patient leads elements of 6 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) to another ward in the K76A Hospital where the NVA/VietCong were still being engaged by elements of 6 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) during Operation Marsden. The Viet Cong prisoner led the diggers to many cachesphotograph, 6 rar/nz, k76a hospital, nui may tao mountain, operation marsden, gibbons collection catalogue, vc prisoner, 6 rar/nz (anzac), wounded viet cong soldier, viet cong prisoner, diggers, denis gibbons, underground cache

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection.A black and white photograph of a Digger straps captured NVA/VietCong weapons to a stretcher found in a cache disclosed by the enemy VietCong prisoner, who watches on, led the 6RAR/NZ (ANZAC) elements to the cache. The VietCong, at the K76A Hospital led the Aussies to many such caches during Operation Marsden on Nui May Tao Mountain.photograph, 6rar/nz, operation marsden, nui may tao mountain, gibbons collection catalogue, digger, nva/vc, vc prisoner, nva viet cong, viet cong prisoner, 6 rar/nz (anzac), underground cache, denis gibbons

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of Digger from 6 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) guards a VietCong prisoner captured in one of the wards at theNVA/VietCong K76A Hospital on the Nui May Tao Mountain during Operation Marsden. The VietCong prisoner was so incensed at being left behind that he led 6 RAR diggers to caches on the mountain.photograph, 6 rar/nz, k76a hospital, operation marsden, nui may tao mountain, gibbons collection catalogue, vc prisoner, digger, nva/vc, 6 rar/nz (anzac), viet cong prisoner, nva/vietcong, 6 rar, denis gibbons

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection.A black and white photograph of one of eight wounded NVA/VietCong captured in the wards of K76A NVA/VietCong hospital, on the Nui May Tao Mountain, during Operation Marsden, by 6 RAR/NZ (ANZAC), is carried into the 8th Field Ambulance Hospital at 1st Australian Task Force Base, Nui Dat.6 rar/nz, k76a hospital, nui may tao mountain, operation marsden, 8th field ambulance, 1 atf base, nui dat, gibbons collection catalogue, vc prisoner, photograph, wounded viet cong soldier, 1st australian task force, 6 rar/nz (anzac), 8th field ambulance hospital, denis gibbons

1919 - 1943World War II Service recordWorld War 2 Service records of Ernest Victor Rider who died of Beri-Beri as a prisoner of war. Service No. VX50250. Cross reference NP4422.rider ernest victor, world war 1939 -1945

Illustrated book with dust jacket. Book has a red cover with title and author's surname embossed in gold on spine. Front of the dust jacket has an illustration of a guard with female prisoners in the background (drawn by Geoff Tyson) Title is printed in yellow on a black background above this illustration, author's name is printed in white on a black background below this illustration. Title, author's and publisher's names are printed in black on a yellow background on the spinenon-fictionThe author was one of sixty-five Australian Army nurses ordered to leave Singapore aboard the Vyner Brooke. This is their story, including the years spent as prisoners of war in Sumatra by the survivorsworld war 1939-1945 prisoners of war, nurses

Item in the collection of "William John SULLIVAN" VX57829. Refer Cat. No. 9523P for his service details.Cover - missing. Magazine 60 pages - cut, plain, off white paper. Illustrated in color, black and white photographs, maps and sketches. Contains a "PRISONER - OF WAR SOUVENIR" pages 25 to 40. Spine - metal staples.magazine, ww2, pow, william john sullivan

Illustrated book with blue cover. Front cover has a coloured illustration by Vivian and Marjorie Mare of a nurse in uniform standing in front of a plane, the title is printed in blue and the author's name printed in white. Title and author's name are also printed in white on the spine. The back cover has a collage of black and white photographs of RAAF personnel including nurses. Limited edition of 1000 copiesnon-fictionEstablished in July 19140 the Royal Australian Airforce Nursing Service (RAAFNS) personnel expanded from 45 in December 1940 to 616 in December 1945. Miss Margaret Irene Lang was appointed Matron-in -Chief and her staff's conditions in service were similar to those of the Australian Army Nursing Service. The nurses were originally attached to RAAF bases in Australia but later served in New Guinea and the Pacific Islands. With the Medical Air Evacuation Transport Unit (MAETU), established in 1944, nurses helped with aerial evacuation of casualties and were involved with the liberation of Prisoners of War from Singapore and other areas. The service was disbanded at the end of World War Two, but in 1948 a peace-time service was formed, and the RAAF nurses have served in the Korean War, the Malayan Emergency and the Vietnam War. They continue to care for the sick and injured at RAAF hospitals. Includes honours, awards and the nominal roll of RAAFNS 1940-1952royal australian air force nursing service-history, world war 1939-1945-medical care-australia, military nursing-australia, nurses, nursing

Unknown WW1 soldier ................. 22/11/2018 ..........due to its poor condition the photograph was removed from its timber frame revealing below the photograph the handwritten words "Jack Ambrose married a girl Chick"..... identified as Ethel Maud CHICK Soldier identified as John AMBROSE MM 1132 Labourer of Carboor who served on the western front in France during the First World War. Joined 19/2/1916 aged 23 years and 4 months Born and enlisted at Wangaratta Embarked on 3/6/1916 on HMAT Persic. Served with 5/37Battalions. Wounded on 3 occasions, returning to Australia on 27/7/1919. Next of Kin - Edward Henry PAYNE (Cousin) of Carboor. Jack and Edward were both cousins to Sir Edward "Weary" Dunlop.By identifying this originally unknown soldier to be John "Jack" AMBROSE has revealed links to the children of Edward Samuel PAYNE and his wife Catherine Marie nee WALPOLE. Jack's mother Ida Elizabeth AMBROSE nee PAYNE is the elder sister of Alice Emily Maud DUNLOP nee PAYNE mother of Sir Ernest Edward "Weary" DUNLOP, twin sisters Lily May and Violet Minnie PAYNE who both served as Nurses during the First World War along with youngest brother Alfred Ernest PAYNE 1256. The latter three together with Jack AMBROSE are listed on the Wangaratta and District Victory Roll. Colonel Sir Ernest Edward "Weary" Dunlop, AC, CMG, OBE was born at Wangaratta (12 July 1907 – 2 July 1993) and an Australian Surgeon renowned for his leadership while being held prisoner by the Japanese during the Second World War.Framed timber mounted photograph of unknown WW1 Soldier - now identified to be John AMBROSE MM 1132 of CarboorBelow photograph handwritten "Jack Ambrose married a girl Chick" Rear Miss S Wright Farm Hill Carboor East via Wangarattajohn ambrose, 5th battalion ww1, carboor, wangaratta, weary dunlop

Illustrated magazine. The front cover has a copy of a painting by Hilda Rix-Nicholas: Australian soldier of the Great War. The man is wearing a metal helmet and combat uniform. Title and list of contents are printed are printed in gold and red brown on front cover also non-fictionThe Australian experience of war: the magazine contains other war related articles, the ones referring to nursing experiences are Florence Nightingale, Fanny Hines (died of pneumonia in the Boer War), Catherine Tully (awarded the 1914 Star with clasp) other World War One Experiences, Jessie Simmons (World War Two POW) Ann Mackinnon (served with the 2/6th Australian General Hospital), RAAF medevac nurses in Vietnam, nurses in Rwanda, and a review of the film Paradise Roadmilitary nursing-australia-history, world war 1914-1918, world war 1939-1945, vietnam war, world war 1939-1945 prisoners of war, rwanda, nurses, nursing

.1) badge, brass, "Returned From Active Service". Crown at top over wings. Rising Sun and Anchor. Boomerang at base with "Returned From Active Service, rear has 2 lugs and pin. Rear is stamped with a number. .2) Membership badge, metal, centre has 3 figures, crown at top with pin date 1954 membership. Front of badge "Returned Sailors, Soldiers and Airmans Imperial league of Australia. Numbered stamped badge on rear with 2 lugs and pin. .3) Membership badge, metal centre has 3 figures crown at top with pine date 1994 membership. Front of badge "Returned Services League Australia". Numbered stamped badge on rear with 2 lugs and pin. .4) Membership badge, metal, 5 star shape with wreath around. Centre in light blue circle "Ex POW R.A". Small pin at bottom in red with "50" denoting membership 1950. rear has 2 lugs and is stamped with number. .5) Membership badge, metal, crown at top, centre has depiction of barbwire through blue background. At bottom is a "v" then scroll with "Ex Prisoner of War Assn" in red. rear lhas 2 lugs and pin. .6) Membership badge, metal cone shape with small hole at top. Pin with "73" under denoting membership 1970. At bottom in blue "Rising Sun, Wings and Anchor surrounded by "Chelsea Returned Servicemens Club". Rear is numbered stamp..1) Issued by Commonwealth Government of Australia” .2) “Property of League V41531” .3) “Property of League V80354” .4) "593" .6) "470"”numismatics - medals /military, membership