Obituary written about the life of Sister Ellen Mavis Hannah (Allgrove). Mavis was the senior surving officer on Bangka Island after the Vyner Brooke was bombed and her Matron was killed in the Bangka Island Massacre. The article speaks of her life during and after the war and her journey back to Bangka Island for the dedication and memorial ceremony.Photocopy of newspaper page. The relevant article is in the top left corner (below and to the right are smaller unrelated articles). There are two columns of text and inset in the centre is a photographic image of Mavis Allgrove. australian army nurses, world war 1939-1945, ww2, wwii, mavis allgrove, ellen mavis hannah, vyner brooke, bangka island, prisoner of war nurses

An account by Vivian Statham (nee Bullwinkel) and Frank Statham, of a visit to Bangka Island in 1992. They were invited by the Australian Embassy in relation to the Memorial Project. There is also a page of information on the island itself.One page typed letter in black print on white A4 paper. 5 pages (single-sided) printed report. Final page contains two columns of smaller text, with four images and a map interspersed.'H74' [handwritten in blue ink, top left of first page] [Last two lines of page 4 and first seven lines of page 5 have been highlighted in green marker]world war two, ww2, wwii, australian army nurses, bangka island, bangka island memorial, war memorials, vivian statham (nee bullwinkel), frank statham

Double article about seven former Australian nurses return to Bangka Island, Indonesia for the dedication of a memorial to their comrades from aboard the SS Vyner Brooke that was bombed and sunk.A double sided page from a colour newspaper featuring three headlines, two colour photographs of people and two columns of text. The photograph relating to this record has a group of mostly older women sitting and standing on sand with three men in military uniform.[asterix drawn in black ink at top of page in the middle]wwii, world war 2, world war two, wwll, australian army nursing service, aans, bangka island, ss vyner brooke, nurses memorial, jean ashton, carrie jean ashton, florence elizabeth trotter, florence elizabeth syer, janet patteson gunther, pat darling, janet patteson darling, ellen mavis hannah, mavis allgrove, ellen mavis allgrove, vivian bullwinkel, vivian statham, wilma elizabeth forster oram, wilma elizabeth forster young, joyce tweddell

On the 2nd of May 1999, Wilma Young (nee Oram) and Vivian Statham (nee Bullwinkel), survivor of the Vyner Brooke tragedy in 1942, unveiled the Memorial to Bangka Island Nurses located in Point Walter Reserve, Honour Avenue, Bicton, Melville, Western Australia.Glossy finish, colour photograph of group of people sitting and standing by a pond in a park. There are two elderly women seated near the centre, a man is squatting in front of one of them, back to the photographer, there are others seated and standing around and in the background.'30A' [blue ink, reverse top left corner] 'Dedication of Memorial to / Bangka Island Nurses / Pt Walter' [blue ink, reverse, centre top] 'W.A.' [black ink, reverse, end of previous inscription] 'Vivian (Bullwinkel) / Statham / Wilma Young (Oram)' [blue ink, reverse, bottom 2/3, perpendicular to other inscriptions]wilma elizabeth forster young (nee oram), vivian statham (nee bullwinkel), ss vyner brooke, bangka island, memorial

Article is biographical, describing the massacre on Bangka Island from the point of view of Vivian Statham, the only survivor. Article published on the day a memorial was unveiled on Bangka Island, commemorating the other nurses who died.Clipping of a newspaper article with four columns of text, one large black and white photo of an elderly lady at the top, another black and white photograph of the same woman, younger in a nurses uniform and a black and white drawing and detail of a map in the centre of the article. 'POW' [blue ink top left corner of page]world war 2, wwii, ww2, japanese pow, bangka island, vivian statham (nee bullwinkel)

Article is biographical, describing the massacre on Bangka Island from the point of view of Vivian Statham, the only survivor. Article published on the day a memorial was unveiled on Bangka Island, commemorating the other nurses who died.Clipping of a newspaper article with four columns of text, one large black and white photo of an elderly lady at the top, another black and white photograph of the same woman, younger in a nurses uniform and a black and white drawing and detail of a map in the centre of the article. 'THE AGE TUESDAY / 2 MARCH 1993' [blue ink at base of page]world war 2, wwii, ww2, japanese pow, bangka island, vivian statham (nee bullwinkel)

Article [or letter to the editor] about the Bangka Island massacre.Three column article with feature photograph. Photograph captioned 'Australian nurses...many were killed by the Japanese during World War 2.' Article written by Ron Wells, West Heidelberg.'SUN JULY 31.1990'wwii, world war two, bangka island

WW11 Nurse - lost her life, 16th February 1942, in the Bangka Island massacre, east of Sumatra, Indonesia.beth cuthbertson, cuthbertson, ww11, nurse, bangka island, massacre, 1942, ballarat base hospital, ballarat

Commemorative booklet for the dedication ceremony of the Australian Army Nurses' Memorial on Bangka Island. The ceremony took place on March 2, 1993. It represented the 'fulfilment of a proposal (for the memorial) raised in 1992 by Matron Vivian Statham on behalf of her colleagues of the Australian Army Nursing Service.' The booklet contains historiacl information and photographs and the order of service.Staple-bound booklet with white cover. Title is printed in black ink in the top centre. The bottom centre displays the emblem of the Australian Commonwealth Military Force. In the middle is a coloured painting of eight nurses wearing the red capes and white veils.'H74' [Handwritten in blue ink in the top left corner of the front cover]ww2, wwii, world war two, ss vyner brooke, vyner brooke, bangka island, bangka island memorial, vivian statham (nee bullwinkel), australian army nurses, prisoners of war, australian army nursing service, aans

Article about book 'One life is ours' by Colonel Joan Crouch and the story behind it of Sister Ada Joyce Bridge who was a survivor of the Vyner Brooke and was executed on Bangka Island in 1942.Article with black and white photograph at the top of three older women standing in front of the portrait of an army nurse in uniform, with two columns of text and a clipping of newspaper title and date sticky taped to top of clippingjoan crouch, ada joyce bridge, wilma young [oram], pat darling [gunther], vyner brooke, bangka island, world war 2, ww2, wwii

Copy of file no. 336-1-1289 from the National Archives of Australia being two documents. The first one is a single page statement from Vivian Bullwinkel listing nurses killed on the beach at Bangka Island on 16th of February 1942 and those others she certified as definitely killed. The second one is a statement by Nesta Gwenyth James detailing departure from Singapore, bombing of the SS Vynerbrook, subsequent sinking of same, confinement by the Japanese on Bangka Island, conditions and experience of the same and final release. Neither document is accurately dated, but NAA information along left hand side indicates they are from between 1943 & 1951.Bundle of copies of foolscap papers held together with a white archival paperclip and containing information of original source down left hand side. Contains two different documents, first is single page listing of names, following fourteen pages are a different document and copied poorly so some pages have bottom line missing or some text distorted.'POW's' [Blue ink top right hand side of first page] '(EX. W.AUST.' [Blue ink lower right hand side of first page] '(EX. VICTORIA)' [Blue ink lower right hand side of first page] '[?]: [?]N James' [Blue ink at bottom edge of first page] 'REPORT TO [??] TRIBUNAL' [Blue ink at bottom edge of first page]wwii, ww2, world war 2, bangka island, prisoners of war, vivian statham (nee bullwinkel), nesta gwenyth james

Article about why Wilma Young [Wilma Elizabeth Forster Oram] received the Advance Australia Award 1989. This award was conferred because of her contributions to veteran welfare. She was also a POW during WWII on Bangka Island and Sumatra. Newspaper clipping with a headline and large black and white photograph of a elderly woman holding an award in her lap. The article has three columns of text.'Pakenham-Berwick Gazette / 100-106 Main St. P. / Wed. 7th Feb. 1990 Phone 059412 666' [blue ink at top of page] 'Page 25' [blue ink lower right hand corner] [article at end of main clipping article scribbled/crossed out with blue ink]wwii, world war two, ww2, wilma young, wilma elizabeth forster oram, advance australia award, bangka island, sumatra

Biographical article on Mary Elizabeth Cuthbertson (killed on Bangka Island) of Ballarat and the upcoming exhibition of her wartime & personal effects at Soverign Hills Gold Museum. Article mentions Vivian Bullwinkel and her dedication to the nurses she survived in the massacre.Large newspaper clipping with four columns of text and two black and white photographs in diagonal corners. Photo in top right hand corner a portrait of a young woman in army nursing uniform. Photo in bottom left hand corner of a woman cleaning a cape on a stand.'Ballarat Courier 7/9/85' [red ink along lower edge of page]wwii, world war two, ww2, bangka island, ss vyner brooke, mary elizabeth cuthbertson, vivian statham (nee bullwinkel)

Article about Vivian Bullwinkel and six other former nurses who survived the sinking of the SS Vyner Brooke and imprisonment as POW's returning to Bangka Island, Indonesia to for a commemoration ceremony. Article also features fellow survivor Betty Jeffrey being unable to attend.Three column article plus fourth column portrait photograph. Photograph captioned 'Betty Jeffrey'. Article written by Phil Skeggs.'SUN/HERALD 4.2.'93' 'NC2'wwii, world war two, bangka island, ss vyner brooke, vivian bullwinkel, vivian statham, betty jeffrey

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

An article submitted to the Ex Prisoners of War & Relatives Association by Lex Arthurson, to be included in their newsletter. The article is an account of the trek to Bangka Island for the memorial ceremony for those that did not make it home. It was attended by returned nurses and family members of those killed or who died in the camps and the Japanese bombings of ships. The nurses all agreed "we survived because we helped each other and cared for each other".Three single-sided sheets of A4 paper with black type on each. There are margin line marks from where the pages were photocopied from a book.'H74' [handwritten in blue ink in the top left corner of first page]australian army nurses, wwii, ww2, world war two, australian prisoners of war, pows, vyner brooke, vivian statham (nee bullwinkel), bangka island memorial, memorial ceremonies, ellen mavis hannah, ellen mavis allgrove, joyce tweddell, jean ashton, wilma elizabeth forster oram

Hard Copiesww11, cuthbertson, banka, bangka, island, singleton, pow, newspaper, 1997, dedication, australian service nurses national memorial, canberra, 2000, vivian, statham, bullwinkel, survivor, banka island, massacre, doig, retirement, book, our war nurses, history, royal australian army nursing corps, 1902-1988, goodman,1988

Article about Betty Jeffrey meeting the South African Major with the marines Dr Jake Jacobs who, with his team resuced her and others from a Japanese POW camp in 1945.Three column article with feature photograph. Photograph captioned 'Thanks...Betty Jeffrey with rescuer Jake Jacobs. Picture: ROBERT CAREW'. Article written by Mariana Canas.'HERALD-SUN Wed. 13 May 1992'wwii, world war two, bangka island, betty jeffrey, jake jacobs, south african marines

Article about Betty Jeffrey meeting the South African Major with the marines Dr Jake Jacobs who, with his team resuced her and others from a Japanese POW camp in 1945.Three column article with feature photograph. Photograph captioned 'Thanks...Betty Jeffrey with rescuer Jake Jacobs. Picture: ROBERT CAREW'. Article written by Mariana Canas.wwii, world war two, bangka island, betty jeffrey, jake jacobs, south african marines

From 'The war years' liftout, part of the 'Australia Remembers 1945 - 1995' campaign. Article and photographs related to interview with Queensland nurses who served in WWII about their wartime experiences.Photocopy of article over two pieces of paper held together by sticky tape. Article has five columns and two photos of women who are identified as women who were nurses during WWII. There is also a small article and photo about a different matter.wwii, world war 2, world war two, wwll, australian army nursing service, aans, bangka island, ss vyner brooke, margaret hamilton, jessie ellen ridge, nell ridge, nell holmes, jessie ellen holmes, florence elizabeth syer, florence elizabeth trotter, flo trotter

Article relating to the main character of a television drama that was to be made for the bicentenary of Australia about the experience of Vivian Bullwinkel [Statham] during WWII. Article quotes her on her current feelings towards the country that held her captive as a POW.Newspaper clipping with two embedded close up head shots in black and white of the same woman. One photograph shows her looking serious with her hand to her chin, in the other she is smiling. There are three columns of text between the photographs.vivian bullwinkel, vivian statham, japan, bangka island, willesee's australians

Black paperback book with white and orange writing on cover and spine and colour photograph on front covernon-fiction'In 1942 a group of sixty-five Australian Army nursing sisters was evacuated from Malaya a few days before the fall of Singapore. Two days later their ship was bombed and sunk by the Japanese. Of the fifty-thre survivors who scrambled ashore, twenty-one were murdered and the remaining thirty-two taken prisoner. White Coolies is the engrossing record kept by one of the sisters, Betty Jeffrey, during the more than three gruelling years of imprisonment that followed. It is an amazing story of survival amid deprivation and the harshest of conditions. The women's ingenious and entertaining attempts ot make their lot more tolerable, and their comradeship as they suffered so much anguish, display their incredible endurance and strength in the face of adversity.' Back cover of bookworld war two, wwii, ww2, australian army nurses, agnes betty jeffrey, betty jeffrey, paradise road, bangka island

Article about war veteran Vivan Statham [neé Bullwinkel] being appointed the warden of the West Australian State War Memorial and the accompanying duties.Clipping has masthead and article with long photograph of older man and woman standing infront of an obelisk shaped memorial and one column of text.vivian bullwinkel, vivian statham, bangka island, world war 2, wwii, ww2, sir george bedbrook

On the 2nd of May 1999, Wilma Young (nee Oram) and Vivian Statham (nee Bullwinkel), survivor of the Vyner Brooke tragedy in 1942, unveiled the Memorial to Banka Island Nurses located in Point Walter Reserve, Honour Avenue, Bicton, Melville, Western Australia.Glossy finish, 6x4 colour photograph of two women by a pond in a park. The woman on the left (Wilma Young) is seated, wearing a floral jacket where her medals and her name tag are attached to the left side. The second woman (Dorothy Venosta) standing next to her is wearing a white unbuttoned short sleeved shirt over a navy blue top.'2A' [left top corner, reverse, black ink] 'Wilma Oram Young / & / Dorothy Venosta / at the unveiling of the Memorial / to Banka Island Nurses, / POW & deceased, Pt Walter, Perth W.A. / 2.5.1999' [black ink on reverse]wilma elizabeth forster young (nee oram), dorothy myra janet venosta, bangka island, memorial

A paperback book with a blue spine, red and tan cover with a sepia photograph of two women in nurses uniforms. Writing on cover and spine is in black, blue and white.fictionIn 1942 a group of Australian Army nursing sisters was evacuated from Malaya 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 remainder taken prisoner. This engrossing record was kept by one of the surviving sisters, Betty Jeffrey, during the three-and-a-half gruelling years of imprisonment that followed. It is a grim story of deprivation and harsh conditions, but its darkness is relieved by the humorous incidents that somehow helped the women to preserve their sanity. Their ingenious and entertaining attempts to make their lot more tolerable, and their comradeship as they faced so much anguish leave the reader with enormous admiration for their endurance and strength. (Back cover)nursing in warfare, world war two, wwii, ww2, malaya, pacific theatre, japanese pow, agnes betty jeffrey, betty jeffrey, bangka island, vyner brooke

Brief article on wartime letters to family from Dorothy Gwendoline [Howard] Elmes a WWII nurse who was killed on Banka [sic] Island in February 1942. Niece of Elmes, Sally Alsop hopes they are to be collated and published [Published 2023: 'Back to Bangka: searching for the truth about a wartime massacre' by Georgina Banks]A newspaper clipping of a large black and white photo with a title and five columns of text beneath. The photo shows a woman in glasses sitting in front of a window holding several sheets of paper. A smaller clipping containing publication details and date is attached with sticky tape to the top edge.'NC9' [blue ink, top left, sticky taped on]dorothy gwendoline howard elmes, bangka island, wwii, ww2, world war two

Short interview with Rachel Ward and Barry Quin, on playing the roles of Vivian Bullwinkel and Private Kingsley in an episode of 'Mike Willesee's Australians'.A newspaper clipping consisting of a title, four columns of text and two black and white photos. The first photo depicts a man in military uniform standing near a young woman. The second photo depicts the same young woman with a different man's head on her shoulder.ww2, wwii, world war two, network ten, vyner brooke, bangka island, vivian statham (nee bullwinkel), dramatisation, television, mike willesee's australians

List of all the nursing staff (8th Division) that were evacuated from Singapore on the 12th February 1942 aboard the ship 'Vyner Brooke'. The list includes their names, unit details, state of enlistment in Australia, and their fate. List was compiled by Charles E Stuart, BEM, State Secretary of the Ex POW and relative association, King St Melbourne.Collection of landscape orientation typed lists on white A4 paper in black ink. The lists are divided into five columns with a solid black line between each one. There is a typed heading in the top centre of the first page.'H71' [Handwritten in blue ink in the top right corner of the front page] 'H52' [Handwritten in the top left corner of the front page] [white out marks on the top right corner of the front page] '(NOW MRS FRANK STATHAM' [handwritten in blue ink, fourth line up from the bottom of the front page] [some underlying, question marks and initials handwritten in blue ink throughout document]ww2, wwii, world war two, ss vyner brooke, vyner brooke, australian army nurses, 8th division army medical corps, banka island, bangka island, prisoner of war, 1942

List of all the nursing staff (8th Division) that were evacuated from Singapore on the 12th February 1942 aboard the ship 'Vyner Brooke'. The list includes their names, unit details, state of enlistment in Australia, and their fate. List was compiled by Charles E Stuart, BEM, State Secretary of the Ex POW and relative association, King St Melbourne.Three pages of landscape orientation typed lists.The first page is yellow paper, the following two are white. The lists are divided into five columns and there is a typed heading in the top centre of the first page.ww2, wwii, world war two, ss vyner brooke, vyner brooke, australian army nurses, 8th division army medical corps, banka island, bangka island, prisoner of war, 1942

Brief article on early ANZAC Day service at Melville Civic Square where Vivian Statham [neé Bullwinkel] gave a requiem. Article includes photo of Statham and mentions her as the sole survivor of the Bangka Island massacre.A newspaper clipping of a large black and white photo of an older woman smiling and holding a memorial wreath in front of a clock tower, above two small columns of text.' "The West Australian ' 18/4/88 ' [blue ink, along top]memorial, anzac day, vivian statham (nee bullwinkel)