Rabaul Nurses at Boat Club & Totsuka

Tokyo Civilian Camps

AWM Collection Record: P02306.001 Source: http://cas.awm.gov.au/photograph/P02306.001 ID Number: P02306.001 Physical description: Black & white Summary: Melbourne ? VIC. c. 1945-11. Portrait of Captain Kay I. A. "Tootie" Parker (left) and Lieutenant Mavis Cullen, both AANS. They were among six nursing sisters captured by the Japanese at Rabaul in January 1942 and later that year shipped to Japan. Parker was awarded the Australian Royal Red Cross (ARRC) for devotion to duty at Rabaul in 1942, her citation making no mention of her leadership and inspiration during her subsequent captivity at Yokohama Yacht Club, and Totsuka Prisoner of War (POW) camps. Original image on metal held in AWM Archive Store.(Donor J. Bostock) Copyright: Copyright expired - public domain Copyright holder: Copyright Expired