| Accession Number | P04585.003 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
United States Army Signal Corps |
| Place made | Japan: Tokyo |
| Date made | 1946 |
| Conflict |
British Commonwealth Occupation Force, 1946-1952 (Japan) |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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VX61330 Captain (Capt) Vivian Bullwinkel (left) sitting in a witness stand, giving evidence ...
Description
VX61330 Captain (Capt) Vivian Bullwinkel (left) sitting in a witness stand, giving evidence before the War Crimes Tribunal. Capt Bullwinkel was a nurse in the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS), and was aboard the Vyner Brooke when it was attacked and sunk on 14 February 1942. She 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 soon after they were captured.