Colour photograph of a chair dedicated to Vivian Bulwinkle.ballarat gardens, vivian bullwinkle, garden seat, nurse

Photo in the collection re John Eric Wiles VX16067, refer Cat No 5410P for his service details. Vivian Bullwinkle (The survivor of the Banks Island massacre WW2)B & W photograph on card backing showing three people, two men and one women, all 3 are wearing medals, on rear a label has been typed and stuck on.On rear, “ Sir George Knox, Vivian Bullwinkle, Jack Wiles President Mitcham RSL”photographs, mitcham rsl, wiles

A commemorative article about Sister Eileen Rutherford who died on board the AHS Centaur on 14 May 1943. Photographs of Sister Eillen Rutherford in uniform and the memorial book opened to the page with her name. The article reproduces a 1951 letter signed by Betty Jeffrey and Vivian Bullwinkle. Single page black and white photocopy of an article with photographs of Sister Eileen Rutherfordsister eileen rutherford, vivian bullwinkle, australian nurses, australian army nursing service, ww2, world war 2, ahs centaur

Illustrated book with light blue cover and black and white print. Also on front cover is a coloured photograph of a woman in Australian Army Uniform (Siter Vivian Bullwinkle) In the bakground ther is a map of Banka Island and a ship. Title and author's name are printed on front cover and spine. Summary of the book is printed on the back cover, along with a small photoraph and information about the author.non-fictionA biography about Vivivien Bullwinkel : the astonishing story of the courage, sacrifice and love of a young army nurse who became an Australian iconvivian bullwinkel, world war 1939-1945, prisoners of war

8 page yellow covered programme commemorating the Mitcham R.S.L. Sub-branch new extensions and alterations.Yellow covered programme commemorating the Mitcham R.S.L. Sub-branch's new extensions and alterations. The Club was opened by Sir Edward Dunlop. Nursing Sister Vivian Bullwinkel was an honoured guest. Includes lists of Mitcham Sub-Branch Committee 1988, Ted Arrowsmith, Mathews Timber Pty Ltd., lists of Presidents and secretaries.mitcham returned servicemens league, dunlop, edward, sir, bullwinkle, vivian, exservice organisations

The Cape belonged to V10909 Margaret Annie Brown who served with the AMF during WW2. Margaret A Brown enlisted on 17 September 1940 and was discharged with the rank of Major on 28 July 1944. Margaret Brown worked at the Heidelberg Hospital and also as Matron at Puckapunyal. Margaret Brown missed out on a posting to Hospital Ships working in the Pacific because of her age at the time - 40 - the cut off for the assignment was 40. One of Margarets co-workers at Heidelberg Vivian Bullwinkle - late 20ish at the time - gained a posting oversees.This is the original Nurses Cape that belonged to V10909 Margaret A Brown. The Soldiers Paybook and Appointment Certificate are originals belonging to V10909 Margaret A Brown.A Scarlett Nurses Cape. There are two Major Badges of Rank on the epaulettes and two Australian Military Forces buttons holding the epaulettes to the shoulders. Soldiers Pay Book, Continuation. Cardboard Cover, buff colour with paper pages. Appointment Certificate. Paper.The are no inscriptions or markings on the Cape. Pay Book No C81010, Army No. V10909, Name Brown, Christian Names Margaret Anne.nurses cape, v10909 m a brown, ww2, heidelberg, puckpunyal, pay book, appointment certificate

Two page summary of the life of Ivan Layton. During World War 2 he served in the South West Pacific area as a signaller in the Australia Corps of Signals, 2nd AIF. He became personal Staff Captain for General Blamey. After the war he was the CEO of Legacy for 30 years. His secretary for 14 years was Wendy Faulkner who related that he loved theatre and was a great friend of Gracie Fields. Among his friends were Nurse Vivian Bullwinkle and Weary Dunlop. He retired from Legacy in June 1979 after serving for 30 years, and was nominated to become a member of Legacy. He passed away on 15 September 1979. Another source of information on Ivan Layton is when he was a 'Guest of Honour' at a Legacy function. His introduction and speech are recounted in the Bulletin of 22/5/1979.A record of the appreciation of long serving staff.Black and white printed A4 page from the Bulletin about Ivan Layton.ivan layton, vale

This story details the individual stories of isolation experienced by Jonathon Sanders and Vivien Stratham, both special guests at a RSL luncheon at Anzac house. Vivien Stratham spoke about becoming and living as a Japanese POW and how quickly life returned to normal when she was finally able to return to nursing in Australia.A newspaper clipping from a larger page with four columns of text and a large black and white photo of a man and a woman holding a book between them and smiling.' "The West Australian" 21/6/84 / WWII' [blue ink top of page] 'A TRUE LONER!' [blue ink following an underlined sentence at the lower right side]ww2, wwll, singapore, vivien stratham (nee bullwinkel), vivian bullwinkel, vivian statham, vivian statham (nee bullwinkel), vivien stratham (nee bullwinkle), vivian bullwinkle, vivian statham (nee bullwinkle)

Cream coloured softcover book that has yellowed around the borders. The title is printed in black and red text across the top half of the cover, the lower half shows a photographic image of patients lying on stretchers covered in blankets and being tended to by nursing staff outside field hospital tents. The image is black and white.non-fictionVivian Bullwinkle - Changi - Malaria - Dysentery - Typhoid - Betty Jeffrey - War injuries and illnesses. Guns and Brooches investigates the contradictions, paradoxes, and anomalies that have arisen because army nurses have been 'in but not of' the army. They have faced discrimination as women in a men's organisation. Guns have replaced brooches as part of their uniforms as 'total war' has increasingly made a mockery of the distinction between non-combatants and combatants, a meaningless distinction for the nurses machine-gunned on Banka Island during the Second World War. Those sent to 'outpost of the empire', such as India during the First World War, have also had to cope with difficulties caused by deep-seated imperial tensions. [From Trove]australian army nursing service, military nursing, women and war

Maroon coloured hardcover book covered with a grey dustjacket. The title is printed in black and red text across the top half of the cover, the lower half shows a photographic image of patients lying on stretchers covered in blankets and being tended to by nursing staff outside field hospital tents. The image is black and white.non-fictionVivian Bullwinkle - Changi - Malaria - Dysentery - Typhoid - Betty Jeffrey - War injuries and illnesses. Guns and Brooches investigates the contradictions, paradoxes, and anomalies that have arisen because army nurses have been 'in but not of' the army. They have faced discrimination as women in a men's organisation. Guns have replaced brooches as part of their uniforms as 'total war' has increasingly made a mockery of the distinction between non-combatants and combatants, a meaningless distinction for the nurses machine-gunned on Banka Island during the Second World War. Those sent to 'outpost of the empire', such as India during the First World War, have also had to cope with difficulties caused by deep-seated imperial tensions. [From Trove]australian army nursing service, military nursing, women and war