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NURSES February 1942

In Memoriam

In grateful memory of the 21 Australian Army nurses murdered by Japanese soldiers on Radji beach, Bangka Island (then Netherlands East Indies) 16th February 1942.
Matron Irene DRUMMOND
"Chin up girls, I'm proud of you all and I love you all."
Sisters:
Elaine Balfour-Ogilvy
Alma Beard
Ada Bridge
Florence Casson
Mary Cuthbertson
Dorothy Elmes
Lorna Fairweather
Peggy Farmaner
Clarice Halligan
Nancy Harris
Minnie Hodgson
Ellen Keats
Janet Kerr
Mary McGlade
Kathleen Neuss
Florence Salmon
Esther Stewart
Mona Tait
Rosetta Wight
Bessie Wilmott
And the sole survivor, Sister (later Lt. Col.) Vivian Statham, nee Bullwinkel, died 3.7.2000.

Lest We Forget

Published 16th Feb, 2017
ID: 3449024