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 background.non-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 war veterans through her tireless work with the RSL.wilma oram young, nurses-australia-biography, world ward 1939-1945-prisoners and prisons-japaneses

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 background.non-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 war veterans through her tireless work with the RSL.wilma oram young, nurses-australia-biography, world ward 1939-1945-prisoners and prisons-japaneses

Paperback book with maroon cover and black and white images of Nurse Wilma Oram Young on the cover.non-fictionThis is the story of one of Australia's most remarkable women. As a captive of the Japanese during World War II, Wilma Oran, 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 encountered humankind at its best. [From back cover]australian nurses, wima oran young, ww2, wwii, world war 2, world war two, prisoners of war, japan, women and war

Paperback book with maroon cover and black and white images of Nurse Wilma Oram Young on the cover.non-fictionThis is the story of one of Australia's most remarkable women. As a captive of the Japanese during World War II, Wilma Oran, 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 encountered humankind at its best. [From back cover]australian nurses, wima oran young, ww2, wwii, world war 2, world war two, prisoners of war, japan, women and war

A copy of the speech given by Wilma E F Oram (Mrs Young) to the Returned Nurses on March 22nd 1995. Wilma was part of the Australian Army Nursing Service and a Prisoner Of War in World War Two. Her speech is about her experiences as a Prisoner Of War in Singapore and concludes with her thanking the Returned Nurses for all the support they have given her. Photocopied typed transcript with some handwritten annotations on A4 paper. Two hole-pinched marks down the left side.'H82 / H43.' [handwritten in blue ink top right corner of front page, the H82 has been crossed out]wilma oram, wilma elizabeth forster young (nee oram), world war two, ww2, wwii, betty jeffrey, returned nurses club, wilma young

A personal account of the dedication and unveiling ceremony of the memorial for the WWII nurses from the SS Vyner Brooke. The memorial is located at Point Walter, Bicton, Perth (Western Australia), on May 2nd 1999. The account was written by Wilma Young (nee Oram).Typed account on white A4 paper. The first page contains three lines of type in the centre of the page. The remaining pages contain multiple paragraphs of type covering each page.world war two, ww2, wwii, ss vyner brooke, vyner brooke memorial, sister vivian bullwinkel, wilma young [oram], prisoners of war, war memorials australia

319 p.; 21 cmnon-fictionA woman's war : the exceptional life of Wilma Oram Young, AMwilma oram young am

Biography, the exceptional life of Wilma Oram Young AM, an Australian Nurse, a captive of the Japanese during WW2. After the War following her return to Australia she was inspired to help her fellow ex POW’s and war veterans through her tireless work with the RSL. Wilma Oram enlisted 0n 12.3 1941 age 24 years VFX58783 in the AANS, embarked for Singapore 2.9.1941, evacuated from Singapore on 12.2.1942 on the Vyner Brooke which was then sunk by the Japanese of Banka Island, they made it to shore on Banka Isl and taken POW for the duration of the War and finally arrived home in Australia on 24.10.1945.Soft cover cardboard, black, white and gold print on front, spine and back, front cover has a collage of B & W photographs of Nurse Wilma Oram Young AM, red, black and gold background colours, 328 pages, white paper, illustrated with B & W photographs.books, biography, nurses, pow’s, ww2

Wilma Young (nee Oram) and Vivian Statham (nee Bullwinkel), survivors of the Vyner Brooke tragedy in 1942, in Perth, Western Australia in May of 1989.Glossy finish, 4x6 colour photograph of two women, from left to right, Wilma Young (neé Oram) and Vivian Statham (neé Bullwinkel) standing in a park. In the background a man on a bike is reading one of the plaques along a long horizontal tree trunk; another man is looking at the women being photographed.'Bi-enniel [sic] General Meeting / Perth May / W.A. 1989 / Vivian Wilma / (Bullwinkel) (Oram) / Stratham [sic] Young' [blue ink on reverse of photo]wilma elizabeth forster young (nee oram), vivian statham (nee bullwinkel), ss vyner brooke, ww2, banka island

Article calls attention to the experience of Wilma Jones [Oram Young] as a Japanese POW on Sumatra Island during WWII in relation to the Council of Ex-Servicewomen's Associations who were trying to gather funds to make a documentary of stories and experiences such as this before they are lost.Newspaper clipping with four columns of text, headed by a large black and white photograph of an elderly woman sitting at a table looking at documents'THE HERALD / 9 AUG 1989' [Blue ink inbetween lines of headline]japan, sumatra island, wilma jones [oram young], council of ex-servicewomen's associations, elizabeth lucas, catie hewins, returned nurses' association, wwii, world war two, wwll, ww2

Biographical article about Wilma Young (neé Oram) returning to Singapore to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the fall of Singapore, including her time as a captive of the Japanese. Other POW's mentioned: Betty Jeffrey & Vivian Bullwinkel.Newspaper clipping of article with two black and white photographs, one of an elderly woman in a striped top and the other of a group of women in uniforms, at the top and six columns of text.wwii, world war two, ww2, japanese pow, singapore, wilma young [oram]

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

Brief history of Wilma E F Young (nee Oram)Two pages, single-sided A4 paper, photocopied handwritten text in black ink.'PAGE 1' [handwritten in blue ink, top right of first page] 'PAGE 2' [handwritten in blue ink, top right of second page]world war two, ww2, wwii, australian army nurses, wilma oram, wilma elizabeth forster young (nee oram), vyner brooke, ex-prisoners of war, returned services league (rsl)

A large collection of photographs, photo negatives, and postcards relating to the Returned Nurses Club, World War II and post WWII. Included in this collection are photos of.... - Singapore Cemetary - War memorial windows in St.Peter's Church, Maroochydore, Qld. - Dr. Rupert Goodman - Returned Nurses 1988 Christmas Lunch - "Teddy" Doig's Medallion - black and white photos of Nurses in WWII - 50th Commemoration of the sinking of "Centaur", 14th May 1993. - ANZAC Day 1991, Melbourne march - 50th reunion P.O.W. girls 13th AGH 1991 (including Betty Jeffries, Sylvia Muir, Vivian Bullwinkel, Wilma Oram - ANZAC Day, Perth 1992 - 90th R.A.A.N.C. Anniversary 1992 - various other colour photos of Returned Nurses and black and white WWII photos, as well as personal memorabilia postcards Three ring binder, royal blue, photograph album. Five sets of three horizontal gold lines spaced out down the spine. Triple gold line border around the front cover with the word photographs printed in gold across the cover. Large number of plastic covered, white self-adhesive pages inside that are hole punched and attached to the binder rings. Page layout and contents varies on each page.[Most pages have captions handwritten in blue ink directly on the self-adhesive card]royal australian army nursing corps, raanc, ceremonies, returned nurses club, anzac day march, anniversaries, wwii, second world war, ww2, rupert goodman, sister vivian bullwinkel, betty jeffrey, sylvia muir, wilma elizabeth forster oram

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

A Scrap book from newspaper articles of various females of interest to Jean Dunsmuir started in 1953Newspaper articles from 1953 onwards in the form of a scrap bookspiral bound, cardboard covered sketch bookOn cover; Spirax No 578 Sketch Book - Jean C. Dunsmuir Repatriation Hospital Heidelberg West jean dunsmuir, heidelberg repatriation hospital, joan hammond, juan jose castro, sister mavis hannah, sister wilma oram, lesley davis, sister jessie doyle, vivian statham, sister vivian bullwinkel, lynette kierce, jennifer laycock, kathleen ferrier, a. noy, m. holden, a. syer, b. jeffry, virginia paris, shirley strickland, maureen connolly, marjorie jackson, winsome cripps, jean sedgman, heather menzies, jean brooks, janine bishop, susanne ricketts

Article about the brother of WWII nurse Mona Wilton attempting to have service nurses recognised at the Australian War Memorial through some sort of monument to their service. Article also contains biographical information about Mona Wilton and other Vyner Brooke nurses.Full page article with three black and white photographs and five columns of text'From Mary Gantry[?]' [Handwritten in pencil at the top of the page]tom wilton, mona wilton, vyner brooke, wilma oram, vivien bullwinkel, australian war memorial, service nurses monument

Dr Rupert Goodman has spent three years writing his book, 'Our War Nurses', as a "memorial to some of those brave women who have helped in our war years". The book traces the history of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Crorps from 1902 and the Boer War to today. Dr Goodman met with three of the women who inspired the book, Wilma Young, Betty jeffrey and Margaret O'Bryan. In Februrary 142, a ship ferrying 65 Australian nurses from Singapore to Australia was bombed by the Japanese. Twelve nurses drowned, 21 were shot and the rest were taken prisoner.A newspaper clipping of three columns of text beneath a large black and white photo of three older women and an older man looking at an open book between them.wwii, ww2, world war two, our war nurses - the history of the royal australian army nursing corps 1902-1988, world war 2, world war one, world war 1, ww1, wwi, korea, vietnam, margaret anderson, wilma oram, vyner brooke, empire star, banka, banka island, pacific, pow, prisoner of war, returned nurses club, anzac house

Wilma Young and Betty Jeffery were at Anzac House to launch 'Our War Nurses', by Rupert Goodman. Together they survived three years in a POW camp during World War 2, after surviving the sinking of the Vyner Brooke in 1942. Of the 65 nurses on board only 24 made it home to Australia. Betty said while nursing discipline and friendship helped her survive the camp, life after they came home wasn't easy either. She spent two years in hospital to "get right again', then wrote her book, 'White Coolies' about her experiences. A newspaper clipping consisting of four columns of text and a title under a large black and white photo cropped close in on two older women's smiling faces.wwii, ww2, world war two, our war nurses - the history of the royal australian army nursing corps 1902-1988, world war 2, wilma oram, vyner brooke, empire star, banka island, prisoner of war, returned nurses club, anzac house, indonesia, collins st

Story one - Horror Island The story retells the story of the Vyner Brooke bombing and the following massacre of twenty one nurses on a Banka Island beach. The Vyner Brooke was carrying almost 300 women, children and elderly men fleeing Singapore for Australia. On the ship were also 65 nurses from the 10th and 13th Australian General Hospital. A few days into their journey they were spotted by the Japanese and subsequently bombed, with three out of the 29 bombs dropped scoring direct hits. Only seventy people survived to make it to the nearby Banka Island. The smaller group, that included twenty two nurses, surrendered to the Japanese, who shot and bayoneted the men, then shot the nurses, with only one surviving. Wilma Young (pictured) was among the larger group who were luckier, only being taken prisoners. Story two - She saw her friends die around her... The only survivor of the Banka Island massacre, Vivian Bullwinkel (pictured), testified at the 1946 war crimes trial in Japan. Vivian gave evidence of the massacre, not for revenge, but for the sake of the twenty two nurses who died around her. A large folded newspaper page, folded to show, in the middle, a large title above the main story and associated black and photo, of an older woman holding a cat. At the top is a shorter, related story under a title, with a black and white photo of a woman in uniform, seated next to a man in uniform. wwii, ww2, world war two, pow, prisoner of war, wilma oram, empire star, british

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

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

Programme for rededication ceremony of the Memorial Rose Garden from two previous locations on the hospital [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital] grounds. Programme includes brief background, order of service and dedication.A printed document in blue ink on white paper, single fold with four pages. Front page has drawing of landscape with flagpole and all other pages are textual.'H75' [blue ink top right hand corner of front page]wwii, world war 2, australian army nursing service, aans, australian hospital ship centaur, heidelberg military hospital, wilma elizabeth forster oram, wilma elizabeth forster young

Programme for rededication ceremony of the Memorial Rose Garden from two previous locations on the hospital [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital] grounds. Programme includes brief background, order of service and dedication.A printed document in blue ink on white paper, single fold with four pages. Front page has drawing of landscape with flagpole and all other pages are textual.'M39' [handwritten in blue ink top right corner of first page]australian army nursing service, aans, ww2, wwii, world war two, australian hospital ship centaur, heidelberg military hospital, heidelberg repatriation hospital - melbourne, wilma elizabeth forster oram, wilma elizabeth forster young

Article from 'Army : the soldiers' newspaper' relating to a soldier's chapel in Wagga Wagga NSW. Dedication ceremony was attended by past Army nurses, many of whom served in WWII.An article (and a photocopy of it) with two photos embedded. Two columns of text. Large photo at top of article of a group of happy women standing in front of a Soldier's Chapel. Smaller photograph of a man in uniform speaking at a podium with a man in religious garb behind him.soldier's chapel, nurses, army nurses, kapooka soldier's chapel, kapooka, wagga wagga nsw, wilma young [oram]

Celebrating the launch of a book about the experiences of nurses at war as well as tracing the history of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps from 1902-[1988]. Book was launched by the author at the Returned Nurse Club in ANZAC House, Victoria.Newspaper clipping with publication title and date at the top and a photograph above three columns of text. Black and white photograph is of three older women and one older man holding copies of a book in their hands.nurses, army nurses, royal australian army nursing corps, raanc, rupert goodman, our war nurses, wilma young [oram], betty jeffrey, margaret o'bryan

Celebrating the launch of a book about the experiences of nurses at war as well as tracing the history of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps from 1902-[1988]. Book was launched by the author at the Returned Nurse Club in ANZAC House, Victoria.Newspaper clipping with publication title and date at the top and a photograph above three columns of text. Black and white photograph is of three older women and one older man holding copies of a book in their hands.nurses, army nurses, royal australian army nursing corps, raanc, rupert goodman, our war nurses, wilma young [oram], betty jeffrey, margaret o'bryan

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

Article is about biographical and present political activities of Wilma Young, including fighting for pension justice for war veterans and supporting the local Liberal party candidate.Full page clipping from a newspaper with main article and photo centre page with smaller article at the top and advertisements along the base of the page. Main article has five columns of text and a black and white photo of an elderly lady seated, looking at the camera.'P.OW NURSE. W.W2.' [blue ink top of page]world war 2, wwii, ww2, japanese pow, singapore, wilma young [oram]

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