Vivian Bullwinkel Military person

Lieutenant-Colonel Vivian Bullwinkel, Mrs. Statham, AO, MBE, ARRC, ED, FNM (18 December 1915 – 3 July 2000) was an Australian Army nurse during the Second World War. She was the sole survivor of the Bangka Island Massacre, when the Japanese killed 21 of her fellow nurses on Radji Beach, Bangka Island (Indonesia) on 16 February 1942.

Personal facts

Birth date	December 18, 1915
Birth place	South Australia , Kapunda
Date of death	July 03, 2000

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Military person

allegiance	Commonwealth of Australia
award	Order of Australia Florence Nightingale Medal Order of the British Empire Royal Red Cross Efficiency Decoration
military operations	World War II
military branch	Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps
service start	1941
service end	1947