Historical information
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.
Physical description
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.
Inscriptions & markings
'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]
Subjects
References
- Record of this item along with others on National Archive of Australia Not digitised, NAA record contains more documents that what is in RNSb collection.
- Virtual War Memorial Entry for Nesta Gwenyth James Biographical and service information on author of second document
- Virtual War Memorial Entry for Vivian Bullwinkel Biographical and service information on author of first document
