Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS) was the British Army's regular nursing service. The sisters listed here served in Malaya and Singapore, many at the Alexandra Military Hospital and with the 17th and 20th Combined General Hospitals.
Nurses listed
| Service no. | Appointment | Name | Initials | Unit | Recorded details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R/A/553 | Sister | Adams | MF | MISSING | |
| 12/15298 | Sister | Anderton | LHVM | ? | |
| 2/R/A/291 | Sister | Ayers | RM | MISSING | |
| P/206016 | Sister | Bell-Murray | HEM | 20 CGH | INDIA |
| 2/R/B/20/40 | Sister | Black | CF | JAVA | |
| Sister | Black | MF | MISSING | ||
| 2/R/B/2088 | Sister | Bostock | VM | INDIA | |
| 2/R/L/182 | Sister | Braine | MH | ALEX | INDIA |
| 2/R/B/2027 | Sister | Brand | N | MISSING | |
| P/206017 | Sister | Brown | JT | 20 CGH | INDIA |
| B/1583 | Sister | Bryant | EM | 20 CGH | INDIA |
| Sister | Butterworth | EGB | ALEX | LEFT SINGAPORE BEFORE CAPITULATION - PADRE WEARNE | |
| Sister | Carroll | EK | MISSING | ||
| Sister | Caudwell | IJ | 17 CGH | MISSING | |
| 2/R/C/1672 | Sister | Charman | FM | PADANG - BANKINANG | |
| 2/C/482 | Sister | Clarke | O | ALEX | MISSING |
| Sister | Clewett | CH | MISSING | ||
| 2/C/482 | Sister | Coneys | CM | ALEX | POONA |
| 2/R/C/1730 | Sister | Cooper | M | PALEMBANG | |
| Sister | Coward | B | SISTER COWARD LEFT ON 13-2-42 ON SS KUALA. SISTER COWARD WAS REPORTED KILLED ON 13-2-42 IN S. AFRICA LIST. | ||
| 2/C/414 | Sister | Crook | HM | ALEX | MISSING |
| 2/R/D/1077 | Sister | Davies | N | PADANG - BANKINANG | |
| Staff Nurse | Dickson (Dixon?) | RH | DJAMBI? | ||
| 2/R/D/977 | Sister | Dowling | NG | 17 CGH | QUETTA |
| P/206/122/2/D/318 | Sister | Dowling | UA | 20 CGH | MISSING |
| 2/R/P/424 | S [?] | Evans | MA | 20 CGH | INDIA |
| P/206153 | Sister | Finlay | NR | PADANG | |
| Sister | Fitzgerald | E | MISSING | ||
| 2/F/222 | Sister | Fowler | MHT | ALEX | MISSING - LEFT SINGAPORE 13-2-42 |
| Sister | Gale | ME | MISSING | ||
| 2/R/G/983 | Staff Nurse | Gavin | DC | ALEX | INDIA |
| Sister | Gibbs | EC | 17 CGH | INDIA | |
| 2/R/G/904 | Sister | Golightly | BJ | ALEX | MISSING |
| 2/R/G/970 | Staff Nurse | Gray | GN | ALEX | MISSING |
| H/1342 | Sister | Harley | LM | BANKINANG | |
| 2/H/427 | Sister | Hill | PK | MISSING - LEFT ON WU SUI LT.COL. MIDDLETON'S WIFE HEARD FROM HER. | |
| 2/H/433 | Sister | Hodgson | MA | ALEX | REPORTED AS KILLED IN S. AFRICA LIST |
| 2/R/H/178 | Sister | Hulf | HA | INDIA | |
| 2/502 | Sister | Ingham | AA | MISSING | |
| 2/R/L/182 | Sister | Ingram | M | ALEX | INDIA |
| 2/R/J/807 | Sister | Jenkins | KM | BANKINANG | |
| A/Matron | Jillings | JM | ALEX | MISSING | |
| P/Matron | Jones | VME | REPORTED AS SERIOUSLY WOUNDED ON KUALA BY SISTER CHARMAN, KILLED IN S. AFRICA LIST | ||
| Sister | McClintock | MK | ALEX | MISSING | |
| Sister | McDuff | C | PADANG - BANKINANG | ||
| Sister | MacGregor | A | MISSING | ||
| 2/R/M/2048 | Staff Nurse | McLean | LM | ALEX | NEWS 29-3-44 BANKINANG |
| 2/R/M/2318 | Staff Nurse | McLelland | AMC | ALEX | MISSING WENT TO SINGAPORE C.C FROM ALEX PRIOR CAPITULATION. NO FURTHER NEWS ( LT. MORRIS RCOS) |
| Sister | McMillan | WAS SEEN AT PADANG GEN HOSPITAL - MAY BE SISTER MCQUILLAN - NO MCMILLAN IN SINGAPORE | |||
| Sister | McQuillan | C | SEE ABOVE | ||
| Sister | Maguire | IP | MISSING | ||
| Sister | Maudsley | CP | MISSING | ||
| P/206/325 | Sister | Montgomery | HL | 20 CGH | MISSING |
| 2/M/3599 | A/Matron | Mollett | EM | ALEX | MISSING - WAS EVACUATED FROM BATAVIA |
| Sister | Muir | PW | MISSING | ||
| Sister | Murphy | EHM | CIVIL INTERNEE | ||
| 2/R/M/2248 | Sister | Murray | AJH | ALEX | MISSING |
| Sister | Norman | GN | MISSING | ||
| 2/R/P/923 | Sister | Page | EG | 20 CGH | MISSING |
| 2/P/346 | Sister | Pedlow | ED | ALEX | MISSING |
| 2/R/R/1200 | Sister | Redfern | E | 20 CGH | MISSING |
| 2/R/264 | Matron | Russell | W | 17 CGH | MISSING |
| 2/R/R/1937 | Sister | Russell | IF | MISSING | |
| Sister | Ryan | M | MISSING | ||
| Sister | Shaw | LEFT IN RENGAT HARP SUMATRA JUNE 1942 | |||
| 2/L/306 | Sister | Smith, Le Blanc | B | ALEX | MISSING |
| P/206/432 | Matron | Spedding | VCD | 20 CGH | PADANG ASSIST. MATRON THERE |
| Sister | Strachan | E | MISSING | ||
| Sister | Symonds | LS | MISSING | ||
| 2/T/305 | Sister | Tombs | DH | ALEX | POONA - INDIA |
| Sister | Turner | EM | 17 CGH | MISSING - JAVA ? | |
| Sister | Turner | SC | MISSING - LEFT ABOUT 11/2/42 ON WE SUI - BAGGAGE ON EMPIRE STAR | ||
| 2/W/564 | Sister | Ward | AMM | 20 CGH | MISSING |
| Sister | Wells | BI | 17 CGH | MISSING | |
| 2/R/G/848 | A/Matron | West | CLM | ALEX | MISSING |
| 2/R/W/1663 | Sister | Westwood | TMI | ALEX | MISSING |
| Sister | Wickens | A | MISSING | ||
| Sister | Wilmington | LA | ALEX | MISSING | |
| Sister | Wilson | EM | MISSING | ||
| Sister | Woodman | K | PADANG - BANKINANG | ||
| 2/R/W/1686 | Sister | Wordley | MM | 17 CGH | MISSING |
| Sister | Wright | I | 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.
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