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

An account of the failed attempt of Japanese soldiers, in the prisoner-of-war camp in Sumatra, to force Australin Nurses to prepare and accompany them to a brothel in the camp.Large newspaper clipping. Two large side by side photos across most of the page, with five short columns of text below.wwii, ww2, world war two, prisoner of war nurses, ellen mavis allgrove, sumatra, japanese soldiers

Article is about life as a prisoner of war from the experiences of Wilma Young.Photocopy of part of an article with three columns of text, one small black and white photograph of an elderly lady and small sketch. Half page photocopy of part of a newspaper article with three columns of text, a small black and white photograph of a group of women in nurses uniforms and a sketch.wwii, world war two, ww2, japanese pow, wilma young [oram], carrie jean ashton, vivian statham (nee bullwinkel), ellen mavis hannah, ellen mavis allgrove

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