?Manila, Philippines. September 1945. A group of Australian nurses rescued after being almost three and a half years with the Japanese. Seventeen were captured at Rabaul and one at Daviang early in 1942. They were then taken to Yokohama and kept there until 1943 when they were transferred to a camp at Totsuki about twelve miles away. The group included: Mavis Green of Raymond Terrace, NSW; Dorothy May of Sydney, NSW; Lorna Whyte of Hay, NSW; Jean Christopher of Kadina, SA; Jean McLellan of Weranga, Qld; Grace Kreuger of Townsville, Qld; Mistress K. D. Bignell of Rabaul; Eileen Callaghan of Woodville North, SA; Alice Bowman of Lawrence, NSW; J. O. Harris of Bowenfels, NSW; Jean Anderson of Grafton, NSW; Mavis Cullen of Yass, NSW; Kay Parker of Croydon; Dorothy Beal of Gladstone, Qld; Mistress Mary Goss of Binalong, NSW; Dora Wilson of Newcastle, NSW; Daisy Keast of Junee, NSW; Joyce McGahan of Warwick, Qld.

Sister Daisy (Tootie) Cardin Keast, of the Australian Army Nursing Service, relating her experiences as a prisoner of war to an interrogating officer of 3rd Australian prisoner of war reception group.

[Correspondence concerning Lt ANDERSON, Majory Jean NFX180285; Lieut CULLEN, Mavis Claudia NFX180290; Lieut CALLAGHAN, Eileen Mary NFX180289; Lieut KEAST, Daisy Carden NFX180286; Lieut PARKER, Kathleen I A; Lieut WHYTE, Lorna Margaret NFX180288. Also contains POW list AC 859 and related correspondence]

Correspondence concerning Lieutenant Anderson Major Jean Lieutenant Cullen Mavis Claudia Lieutenant Callaghan Eileen Mary Lieutenant Keast Daisy Carden Lieutenant Parker Kathleren IA Lieutenant Whyte Lorna Margaret (POW list AC859)

KEAST DAISY CARDIN : Service Number - NFX180286 : Date of birth - 09 Mar 1911 : Place of birth - JUNEE NSW : Place of enlistment - Unknown : Next of Kin - KEAST WILLIAM