On the 9 th of May, a huge crowd of 100,000 gathered at the Shrine of Remembrance for a commemorative service. In light of this, Australians were encouraged to attend a thanksgiving service in their city or church on VE Day. Australian soldiers were still fighting and dying in the Pacific, and Australian prisoners were still held captive. In Australia, celebrations for Victory in Europe Day or VE Day were overshadowed by the war to the North. On 8 May, 1945, German High Command surrendered, and the war in Europe was over. Lois’ experience was like that of many other women who took up work a factory to support the war effort.
The two women either side of her were also identified, as work mates from the Kodak factory on the left was Betty Williams and Carmel O’Connor on the right. During the Second World War she worked at the Kodak Factory in Abbotsford. A successful end to the search – Lois graced the front cover of the Herald Sun on Monday 14 th August 1995 in a special VP edition.īefore they were married, Miss Lois Martin grew up in Richmond, Victoria. As proof, he produced the hand knitted vest that she had made and worn 50 years prior on Victory in the Pacific (VP) Day, the 15 th August, 1945. Bill Drew came forward and said it was a picture of his late wife, Lois Anne Drew (nee Martin). It wasn’t long before the ‘mystery sweater girl’ was identified. 1995 marked the 50 th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, and the Australian War Memorial was opening a new exhibition which featured this captivating image. It was no coincidence that the Herald Sun was seeking the identity of the woman in this photograph.
In August 1995 Melbourne’s Herald Sun printed this photo to accompany an article which asked its readers, ‘Were you the VP Day girl, or one of the girls flanking her as she celebrated the end of the war in the Pacific? If so, then then the Herald Sun would like to hear from you’.
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