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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.

ADF People Veterans

Australians asked to share stories of nurses massacred on Bangka Island

15/03/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3326 Views 0 Comments Australian Army Nursing Service, Bangka Island Massacre, SS Vyner Brooke, Vivian Bullwinkel

In collaboration with the Australian College of Nursing, the ACN Foundation is calling for family, friends and colleagues to share

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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.

Australian News Veterans

75th Anniversary of horrible massacre

16/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4103 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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