| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 115951 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white, Portrait |
| Physical description | Black & white, Portrait |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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SYDNEY, NSW. 1945-09-13. MATRON JOYCE OLDROYD-HARRIS, FORMERLY MATRON OF THE RABAUL GOVERNMENT ...
Description
SYDNEY, NSW. 1945-09-13. MATRON JOYCE OLDROYD-HARRIS, FORMERLY MATRON OF THE RABAUL GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL, REUNITED WITH HER FAMILY AT MASCOT AERODROME ON HER ARRIVAL BACK IN AUSTRALIA AFTER BEING A PRISONER OF WAR OF THE JAPANESE FOR OVER THREE AND A HALF YEARS. MATRON OLDROYD-HARRIS WAS ONE OF SEVEN CIVILIAN NURSES FROM THE RABAUL GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL, ALONG WITH SIX AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSES, FOUR METHODIST MISSIONARY NURSES, AND A CIVILIAN HOUSEWIFE CAPTURED AT RABAUL IN 1942. THEY WERE ALL TRANSPORTED TO JAPAN AND INTERNED AT YOKOHAMA.