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Anzac Day March - Sydney
Arrived Singapore
10/9/1945
The hospital ship, Manunda, arrived in
Singapore on 10/9/1945. She was joined by another hospital ship,
Oranje, which arrived in Singapore on 11/9/1945.
Some of the medical staff
on board, including over 40 nurses from 2/14 AGH were taken to Changi to care for the ex-prisoners.
While the ships were in port, the most seriously ill ex-POWs
were transferred to the ships for further treatment.
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Manunda arriving in Melbourne,
in April 1941.
Australian War Memorial - ID No. 006727 |
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Manunda
moored at the city wharf, Singapore
13/9/1945.
Australian War Memorial -
ID No. 117148 |
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Departed Singapore
14/9/1945, 1100 hours
Arrived Labuan 20/9/1945
Manunda departed
Singapore at 1100 hours on 13/9/1945, carrying 423 ex-POW patients, and headed for
Labuan, arriving on 20/9/1945. All patients were disembarked by the next
day, 21/9/1945. Most of the sick were then transferred to
hospital for treatment. They were eventually flown home, or embarked on
Manoora on 3/10/1945 for
return to Australia.
At Labuan, Manunda embarked 428 British ex-POWs and
civilian ex-internees, then returned to Singapore.
Departed Labuan
27/9/1945
Arrived Singapore 30/9/1945
Manunda arrived in Singapore on 30/9/1945,
and all passengers were disembarked by 2/10/1945. She remained
in Singapore to continue treating the sick, until early October,
1945. Before leaving Singapore, 437 recovered ex-POWs embarked
for the return trip to Australia. Embarkation began on
5/10/1945, then on 8/10/1945, Manunda departed.
Departed Singapore
8/10/1945
Arrived Fremantle 18/10/1945
She arrived in Fremantle on 18/10/1945, continued on to Melbourne, and berthed in Sydney on Saturday,
27/10/1945.
Departed
Fremantle 19/10/1945
Arrived Melbourne 24/10/1945
At Melbourne, 197 patients were
disembarked for return to their homes in Victoria.
Departed
Melbourne 25/10/1945
Arrived Sydney 27/10/1945'
At Sydney, 154 patients were
disembarked for return to their homes in NSW, and 61 for
Queensland.
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Arriving in Sydney Harbour on
27/10/1945.
(Photographer L. Cpl E. McQuillan).
Australian War Memorial - ID No.
122155 |
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8th Division men coming down the
gangway of the Manunda after arrival at Woolloomooloo,
Sydney, on 27/10/1945.
Australian War Memorial - ID No.
122160 |
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(Source: Across the
Sea to War; NAA: B883, NX37643; NAA: MP729/8, 49/432/91)
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