We tell their story.
We remember their sacrifice.
The South Australian Women’s Memorial Playing Field Trust is dedicated educating the community about the Bangka Strait Massacre and to honour and remember the women who served and those who made the supreme sacrifice for our country from the Navy, Army and Air Force.
The Service
Bangka Day Memorial Service
10am - 16 February 2025
Each year, the South Australian Women’s Memorial Playing Fields Trust hosts a memorial service, dedicated to honouring the nurses who died in the Bangka Island Massacre. We honour the service and sacrifice they made almost 80 years ago.
This service is the largest memorial dedicated to servicewomen in the Southern Hemisphere.
The service includes a special guest speaker, followed by light refreshments. This service is open to the public and we welcome and encourage people of all ages to attend.
The South Australian Women’s Memorial Playing Fields Trust
The South Australian Women’s Memorial Trust have been educating the community about the Bangka Strait Massacre for nearly 70 years.
As a volunteer-run organisation, we work to honour and remember the women who served in the Navy, Army and Air Force, and those who made the supreme sacrifice for our country.
Service links
RSL
The Returned & Services League (RSL) was formed to care for the health and well-being of the Service and Ex-Service community for life and commemorate the sacrifices of the past.
Australian War Memorial
The Australian War Memorial combines a shrine, a world-class museum, and an extensive archive. The Memorial’s purpose is to commemorate the sacrifice of those Australians who have died in war.
Women’s Royal Australian Navy Service
A non-combat branch of the Royal Australian Navy that, liike many of its sister services created during the Second World War, alleviated manpower shortages resulting from men being assigned to combat roles.