Indian Military Nursing Service
The Indian Military Nursing Service (IMNS) was the nursing service of the Indian Army. Some of the nurses listed here served with the 12th and 27th Indian General Hospitals.
Nurses listed
| Appointment | Name | Initials | Unit | Recorded details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss | Bastion | A | MISSING | |
| Miss | Braganza | K | MISSING | |
| Miss | Court | FE | MISSING | |
| Miss | Darrid | GJ | MISSING | |
| Miss | Davies | D | MISSING | |
| Miss | Davies | MISSING | ||
| Miss | De Cruz | AD | MISSING | |
| Mrs | De Mellow | EW | MISSING | |
| Miss | Domingo | JT | MISSING | |
| Miss | Dudt | A | MISSING - LEFT SINGAPORE 2ND WEEK FEB 42 | |
| Mrs | Eastwood | EW | 27 IGH | MISSING |
| Miss | Eveling | EB | PADANG | |
| Mrs | Ennis | ME | SEE PAGE 5 (ORIGINAL LIST) | |
| Miss | Fonseca | PM | MISSING | |
| Miss | Glen | MJ | MISSING | |
| Miss | Hamilton | EM | MISSING - LEFT ON WU SUI ARRIVED BATAVIA - NO FURTHER NEWS | |
| Miss | Hebbard | MV | MISSING | |
| Miss | Hollands | BH | MISSING - LETTER RECEIVED - LEFT 13/2/42 (CAPT CULLEN) | |
| Miss | Hosie | LM | MISSING - LEFT 13/2/42 (CAPT CULLEN) | |
| Miss | James | LE | S/N/ 12 IGH | MISSING - LETTER RECEIVED |
| Miss | Joshie | M | MISSING | |
| Miss | Joyce | BM | MISSING | |
| Miss | Kantha | S | 12 IGH | MISSING - LETTER RECEIVED |
| Miss | Krishander | EM | MISSING | |
| Miss | Langhorne | RAM | EVACUATED LEFT SINGAPORE 11/11/41 ON LONG LEAVE | |
| Miss | Laser | B | PADANG | |
| Miss | Lewis | D | MISSING - SEEN AT PADANG | |
| Miss | Lord | NT | SIS 20 CGH | MISSING - LETTER RECEIVED |
| Miss | Melhuish | S | MISSING | |
| Miss | Mellow | EV | MISSING | |
| Miss | Murray | I | MISSING | |
| Miss | O'Reilly | PE | MISSING | |
| Miss | Petrie | EN | MISSING | |
| Miss | Raeburn | HMM | MISSING | |
| Miss | Sant | P | MISSING | |
| Staff Nurse | Sebastian | M | 27 IGH | LETTER RECEIVED MAY BE MISS BASTION |
| Miss | Sutharsianam | A | MISSING | |
| Miss | Sweeney | N | MISSING LEFT SINGAPORE 2ND WEEK FEB 42 | |
| Miss | Tanner | BM | MISSING | |
| Miss | Taylor | RM | MISSING LEFT SINGAPORE 2ND WEEK FEB 42 | |
| Mrs | Teo | TS | MISSING | |
| Miss | Tobin | NV | 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.