Historical information
Sister Berry Jeffrey conducted the dedication for a new memorial cairn on the Hamilton-Chatsworth Rd. It was planned as a more lasting mark to the Second World War's fallen servicemen and women than a plantation of trees dedicated by Sister Jeffery in 1955. The recent dedication came 36 years after the horror which was the basis for her widely-read book, White Coolies. The book retold the stories of the nurses who died when their ship was strafed with aerial fire, then sunk, and how some surviving this were lined up on a beach and shot, while still others became POWs.
Physical description
A newspaper article with a title, two columns of text and a black and white photo of an older woman wearing service medals, gesturing to a memorial plaque.
