'Phyllis Briggs's War'

Phyllis Briggs's War - Alor Star [P.Thom : Part 1]

At the beginning of December 1941 I was one of four nursing sisters at the General Hospital in Alor Star,...

Phyllis Briggs's War - Overland to Singapore [P.Thom : Part 2]

Fortunately, although there was no hope of getting the car back on the road, Pat and the Chinese amah she...

Phyllis Briggs's War - Flight and Capture [P.Thom : Part 3]

Because of the repeated bombing attacks, the Captain of the 'Mata Hari' decided to hug the islands...

Phyllis Briggs's War - A Nurse's Wartime Diary [P.Thom : Part 4]

28th February I was in the surdery that afternoon when two people were brought in; one a tall Australian...

Phyllis Briggs's War - Life in the Dutch Houses [P.Thom : Part 5]

There were many British as well as a few Chinese and Eurasians from Singapore, also the Australian Nursing...

Phyllis Briggs's War - More Life in the Dutch Houses [P.Thom : Part 6]

There was a combined Dutch and British party given for the children and every child was given a present....

Phyllis Briggs's War - Notes from my Diary [P.Thom : Part 7]

British women from Djambi arrived, including Netta Smith a nursing sister and friend of Jennie MacAlister,...

Phyllis Briggs's War - Surviving the Internment Camps [P.Thom : Part 9]

Ena Murray and her sister Norah Chambers and Audrey Owens were amongst these splendid people who did this...

Phyllis Briggs's War - Further notes from my Diary [P.Thom : Part 8]

Great indignation as Fatty insisted on the water carriers filling his bath and water tank, and then they...

Phyllis Briggs's War -Part 10: Friends in the Internment Camp

A bridge crossed the river and led to the communal Kitchen and coolie lines and older buildings, including...

Phyllis Briggs's War - Liberation at Last [P.Thom : Part 11]

Miss Dryburgh, Nan Wier, Miss Livingstone, Mary Cooper - MacFie - all real friends dying one after another...