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Banka Island

A glass-panel depiction of Australian Army nurses in WWII – part of a magnificent national memorial to Service Nurses on Anzac Parade, Canberra, dedicated in 1999. Photo by Brian Hartigan.
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75th Anniversary of horrible massacre

16/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4757 Views 0 Comments Banka Island, Indonesia, Service Nurses, SS Vyner Brooke

Today is the 75th anniversary of one of the darkest chapters of WWII when 21 Australian Army nurses and up to 100

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