| Accession Number | P04585.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Downes, Bert |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Nareen |
| Date made | 1950 |
| Conflict |
Period 1950-1959 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal portrait of VX61330 Captain (Capt) Vivian Bullwinkel (left) and VX53059 Lieutenant (Lt) ...
Description
Informal portrait of VX61330 Captain (Capt) Vivian Bullwinkel (left) and VX53059 Lieutenant (Lt) Anges Betty (Betty) 'Jeff' Jeffrey at a dedication ceremony to the fallen of the Second World War. Capt Bullwinkel and Lt Jeffrey, both nurses in the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS), were aboard the Vyner Brooke when it was attacked and sunk on 14 February 1942. Capt Bullwinkel made it to shore almost immediately and the following morning she and British soldier, 7654688 Private (Pte) Cecil Gordon Kinsley, survived the massacre of the nurses, soldiers and civilians at the hands of the Japanese. They surrendered as prisoners of war (POWs) 12 days later and she was held in POW camps in Sumatra until September 1945; Pte Kinsley died not long after surrendering. Lt Jeffrey was also aboard the Vyner Brooke when it was sunk, however, she did not make it ashore until several days later and was immediately captured as a POW. She was also held in POW camps in Sumatra until September 1945.
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