[Sister Vivian Bullwinkel seated in witness box]

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Identifier2020-03-04_image_051SourceThe Robert F. Hardin World War II Japanese War Trials Photograph Collection (2020-03-04), Folder 1CreatorUnited States. Army. Signal CorpsDescriptionPhotograph of Sister Vivian Bullwinkel, Captain of the Australian Army Nursing Service, seated in the witness box during the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, War Ministry Building, Tokyo, Japan, December 20, 1946.

Caption on verso: "WPA-46-69728. 20 Dec 46. Aussie nurse survivor of Japanese prisons testifies at war crimes trials: Sister Vivian Bullwindel [Bullwinkel], Capt. Australian Army Nursing Service, from Fullarton, Adelaide, South Australia, captured by the Japanese 16 Feb. 1942 Banks Island and left for dead, surrendered 12 days later and was finally liberated in Sept of 1945, relates her harrowing experiences as testimony for the prosecution at the war crimes triala [trials], Tokyo, Japan. Photographer - Wegner."

Stamped on verso: "Photograph by Signal Corps U.S. Army."Creation Date1946-12-20SubjectWorld War, 1939-1945War crimes trialsInternational Military Tribunal for the Far EastInternational courtsTokyo Trial, Tokyo, Japan, 1946-1948Bullwinkel, Vivian, 1915-2000PlaceTokyo (Japan)JapanOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Robert F. Hardin World War II Japanese War Trials Photograph Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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