What happened to the Australian WW2 nurses massacred on a remote beach in Indonesia? | Compass

Georgina Banks and her daughters travel to Bangka Island, off Indonesia, to uncover the truth of what happened to their Great Aunt ‘Bud’, one of 21 Australian WW2 nurses massacred on a remote beach.

Compass brings new voices and perspectives to this story - highlighting the unrelenting bravery of nurses, and the silencing of women’s wartime experiences throughout our history.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 The Nurses’ Pledge
02:06 Letters of WWII Nurse Dorothy ‘Bud’ Elmes
05:13 After the Fall of Singapore
08:04 Relatives go back to Bangka Island
09:11 The official story
10:35 Vivian Bullwinkel, the sole survivor
11:30 Historians investigate the suppressed truth
13:42 Questioning the testimony at Tokyo Trial
16:11 Vivian Bullwinkel opens up to strangers
20:15 Bangka Island Walk for Humanity
23:57 Bud’s last letter
26:03 Understanding the truth, preserving the myth
27:01 Next gen

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