The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
New Guinea. German and US nuns and brothers who were rescued by the Allies after the capture of Hollandia. During Japanese occupation the nuns were often beaten and made to work hard. One nun who asked for some flour was struck in the face by a Japanese officer. This is one of the many insults offered to them by the enemy. Identified: Father Schmidt; unidentified. Standing: Sister Miereda; Sister Xaverina. Sitting: Sister Hermengardis; Sister Biletrid; Sister Sieglunde; Brother Emmerich.
New Guinea. German and US nuns and brothers who were rescued by the Allies after the capture of Hollandia. During Japanese occupation the nuns were often beaten and made to work hard. One nun who aske
New Guinea. German and US nuns who were rescued by the Allies after the capture of Hollandia. During Japanese occupation the nuns were often beaten and made to work hard. One nun who asked for some fl
Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea. German and American nuns who were rescued by the Allies after the capture of Hollandia. During the Japanese occupation the nuns were often beaten and made to work hard.
Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea. Missionaries, rescued by the Allied forces after the capture of Hollandia, enjoy a wholesome meal. Left to right: Father Hempelmann; Father Schmidt (back to camera); Broth
New Guinea. The Japanese left elderly and sick missionaries behind to die when they evacuated Hollandia. While the Japanese were in occupation of the base, the missionaries had to build huts and garde
Vietnam. 1966-03-18. Father Gerry Cudmore, Catholic padre to the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), calls at an orphanage conducted by Catholic nuns at Tan Mai, a village on the outs
