Items Miss Franklin made while she was a POW in Stanley Internment Camp

Tue, 07/18/2023 - 13:32

QARNNS archive at the Institute of Naval Medicine
Address : Crescent Rd, Gosport PO12 2DL, England 

Sources:  Head of the Naval Nursing Service @HNNS_qarnns twitter
https://x.com/HNNS_qarnns/status/1631929153363509249
  • (a) Left to Right: Sister G. M. Griffiths, Sister I. Rollin and Matron O. H. Franklin
  • (b) A flask holder made from pieces of old uniform or blanket by Miss Franklin
  • (c) Mittens made from uniform or blanket pieces by Miss Franklin
  • (d) Buttons made from Bamboo by Miss Franklin
  • (e)  Mug made from a tin can by Miss Franklin
The book Miss Franklin brought into Stanley Internment Camp while she was a POW
"Tropical Nursing" handbook written by A. L. Gregg

Miss Olga Franklin was permitted to bring this "Tropical Nursing" handbook written by A. L. Gregg. into Stanley Internment Camp, Hong Kong. The book served as a practical guide for nurses working in tropical regions abroad.

I was allowed to take this book into Stanley Camp Hong Kong after the Japanese had placed a "Chop" (許可印) on the cover. Olga

Photos courtesy of QARNNS Archive, with the assistance of Mary Etherington
https://twitter.com/HNNS_qarnns/status/1463594061235896321

Date picture taken
1940s