Betty Jeffrey
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Agnes Betty Jeffrey, OAM
(14 May 1908 – 13 September 2000) was a nurse in the 2/10th Australian General Hospital during World War II
; she was taken captive by the Japanese Imperial Army and interned in the Dutch East Indies
. She later wrote about her experiences in the book White Coolies, which partially inspired the film Paradise Road and the 1955 Australian radio series White Coolies
. Missionary Margaret Dryburgh
was a fellow internee with Jeffrey.
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(14 May 1908 – 13 September 2000) was a nurse in the 2/10th Australian General Hospital during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
; she was taken captive by the Japanese Imperial Army and interned in the Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
The Dutch East Indies was a Dutch colony that became modern Indonesia following World War II. It was formed from the nationalised colonies of the Dutch East India Company, which came under the administration of the Netherlands government in 1800....
. She later wrote about her experiences in the book White Coolies, which partially inspired the film Paradise Road and the 1955 Australian radio series White Coolies
. Missionary Margaret Dryburgh
Margaret Dryburgh
Margaret Dryburgh was born in Sunderland, England and trained as a teacher. She later became a missionary in Singapore, where she was captured in the Second World War. The plight of Dryburgh and her fellow inmates such as Betty Jeffrey in a Japanese prisoner of war camp inspired the 1996 film...
was a fellow internee with Jeffrey.