Historical information

Very brief biological article listing decorations and positions of distinction held by Vivian Statham (neé Bullwinkel) prior to her upcoming (at time of printing) retirement as Matron of the Fairfield Hospital:
- Born Kapunda, South Australia
- Nurse training at Broken Hill District Hospital (1934-39)
- Served with 13th Australian General Hospital (AGH) in WWII
- Went down on Vyner Brooke
- Only survivor of Banka [sic] Island massacre and was Japanese Prisoner of War
- Post WWII was Matron of Heidelberg General Hospital (1956-60)
- Trustee of the National War Memorial, Canberra 1963
- Deputy Principal Commandant of the Australian Red Cross 1964
- Achieved a Diploma of Nursing Administration
- Awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal

Physical description

A newspaper clipping consisting of titles, four columns of text and a black and white photo of a middle aged woman outside a building.