Seeking copyright holders
The Memorial’s Research Centre Digitised Collections team digitises archival collections at risk of deterioration. This process helps to preserve the original items and enables the selected collections to be accessed online in future.
The Memorial is seeking permission from the current copyright holders to publish articles and other material that has been written or created by the people listed below. This material is located in PR01216 Series 8 Wallet 4 of 9 – Bullwinkel, Vivian (Lieutenant Colonel, 1915–2000). This is a collection of personal papers relating to the Second World War and post-war service of F31029 Lieutenant Colonel Vivian Statham (née Bullwinkel) AO MBE ARRC ED FRCNA, nursing sister and matron, prisoner of war, 1915–2000. The collection consists of diaries, papers, notebooks, recipes, letters, sketches, news clippings, photographs, certificates, and ephemera, split into eight themed series and relating to Bullwinkel’s early life, military service, prisoner of war experience, repatriation, awards, and her post-war work with the Red Cross and ex-service, nursing and other voluntary organisations.
If you are a copyright holder, a relation, or a descendant of persons named below, please contact the Memorial via email: Digitised.Collections@awm.gov.au.
Denis Guy Russell-Roberts, 28 July 1909–16 October 1991
Denis Guy Russell-Roberts was born on 28 July 1909 in England, to Ellen Russell-Roberts and Frederick Russell-Roberts.
In 1934, Denis Russell-Roberts married Ruth McKechney (b.1909–d.1945), from then known as Ruth Russell-Roberts. The marriage produced one child, Lynette Russell-Roberts (b.1941). In 1989, Lynette changed her surname, and from then known as Lynette Willis.
During the Second World War, Denis Russell-Roberts served as company commander with the 5/11 Sikh Regiment of the British Indian Army. Denis Russell-Roberts became a prisoner of war of the Japanese during the fall of Singapore from 1942 until 1945. The Memorial holds a written account by Denis Russell-Roberts that details his book Spotlight on Singapore (published 1965).
Denis Russell-Roberts died on 16 October 1991 in Watford, England.
Bernard Law Montgomery, 17 November 1887–24 March 1976
Bernard Law Montgomery was born on 17 November 1887 in London.
In 1927, Bernard Law Montgomery was married to Elizabeth “Betty” Carver (née Hobart), from then known as Elizabeth Montgomery (b.1889–d.1937). The marriage produced one child, David Montgomery (b.1928–d.2020).
Bernard Law Montgomery was a British military commander, who, after the Second World War, became a knight of the Garter and Viscount Montgomery of Alamein. His full title was Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG GCB DSO PC DL.
Bernard Law Montgomery died on 24 March 1976 in Hampshire, England.
Edward Montague Compton Mackenzie, 17 January 1883–30 November 1972
Edward Montague Compton Mackenzie was born on 17 January 1883 in West Hartlepool, England, to Virginia Frances Bateman (b.1853–d.1940) and Edward Compton Mackenzie (b.1854–d.1918).
Edward was married three times. In 1905, Edward was married to Faith Nona Stone, from then known as Faith Compton Mackenzie (b.1878–d.1960). In 1962, Edward married Christina MacSween, from then known as Christina Mackenzie (b.1903–d.1963) and in 1965, Edward married Lilian MacSween, from then known as Lilian Mackenzie (b.1918–d.2009).
His full title was Sir Edward Montague Compton Mackenzie OBE.
Edward Montague Compton Mackenzie died on 30 November 1972 in Edinburgh, England.
June Coose
The Memorial holds a letter addressed to Vivian Bullwinkel, dated 24th July 1970, written by June Coose from the Victoria Barracks in Paddington, NSW. The letter refers to the tracing of Australian nursing survivors who were imprisoned on the island of Posic/Posik, Indonesia, in 1942.
R.L. Smith
The Memorial holds a letter written by Lieutenant R.L. Smith on 14 July 1970, from the archives section of Victoria Barracks in Paddington, NSW. The letter refers to the tracing of Australian nursing survivors imprisoned on the island of Posic/Posik, Indonesia, in 1942.
Vic Oliver
The Memorial holds a document titled "The Saga of Judy, V.C. (a precis)" written by Mr Vic Oliver, Chairman of the Yangtse Gunboatsmen Association in Portsmouth, Hants. The precis was for an intended book detailing the life of a dog named Judy, who was awarded the Dicken Medal in 1946 after surviving three and a half years in a Sumatran prisoner of war camp.