Emergency Military Nursing Service
Women recorded as serving with the Emergency Military Nursing Service in Malaya and Singapore.
Nurses listed
| Appointment | Name | Initials | Role or next of kin | Recorded details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss | Allen | MISSING | ||
| Mrs | Cowans | H | LT. JL COWANS, FMSVF, POW - OVL 6-11-42 THAILAND | MISSING - LEFT ON EMPIRE STAR VIDE CAPT D. NELSON, S.S.V.F. |
| Miss | Davidson | HMC | MISSING | |
| Miss | Davidson | I | MISSING - BELD MRS. I. DAVISON NOW IN CIVIL I. CAMP. | |
| Miss | Farquhoust/Farquharson | MISSING | ||
| Mrs | Grace | M | POONA - FORMERLY MOLLY WOODERUFFE-HILL | |
| Mrs | Lindsay-Smith | H | PTE. RL SMITH, FMSVF, POW - OVL 28/10/42 | MISSING - LEFT ON EMPIRE STAR |
| Mrs | Kinney | H | COL. W.LINNEY, (IN INDIA WITH L. COL MURPHY | MISSING |
| Miss | Lunn | S | SEE MRS SCARF BELOW | |
| Mrs | Robson | MISSING | ||
| Mrs | Scarf | S | HUSBAND WAS IN RAF & KILLED DEC 1941 | MISSING |
| Mrs | Swann | HUSBAND L. COL SWANN, RASC, POW CHANGI | DIED 17/2/42 IN SINGAPORE GEN. HOSPITAL | |
| Miss | Walsh | MISSING | ||
| Miss | Wilson | H | MISSING |
This list was transcribed by COFEPOW trustee David Brown from photocopies of a wartime record. Each entry shows what was known about the nurse when the original list was compiled, not her eventual fate. Some of those recorded as missing were later found to have been killed, interned or safely evacuated.
Abbreviations
ALEX: Alexandra Military Hospital, Singapore. CGH: Combined General Hospital. MGH: Malayan General Hospital. IGH: Indian General Hospital. N/S: nursing sister. S/N: staff nurse. M.N.S.: Malayan Nursing Service. M.A.S.: Medical Auxiliary Service. C.G: Changi Gaol. SSVF: Straits Settlements Volunteer Force. FMSVF: Federated Malay States Volunteer Force. KUALA, EMPIRE STAR, TIEN KWANG and WU SUI are ships that left Singapore in February 1942.
If you can add to or correct anything on this list, please contact COFEPOW.