badge of Merit, Girls Finishing School, Sime Road Camp, Far East Civilian Internee

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Description

Physical description

Badge of Merit, Girls Finishing School, Sime Road Camp, Far East Civilian Internee. Comprising a square of wood with hand drawn badge on one side a piece of wire through the top for suspension.

Label

'Badge associated with Vilma Howes and her experiences as a Second World War internee held at Sime Road Internment Camp, Singapore. Vilma Howe (nee Stubbs) wrote of her time in Sime Road Camp: 'During their captivity a group of women got together and began to educate the younger generation to relieve their boredom and the stress of captive confinement. Children were split into age groups with teachers "assigned" to each group. Lessons were held outdoors as children sat on crude wooden stools, shaded from blistering sun by tall trees. There were no notebooks, any piece of paper found with "space" on it was utilized. As the war ended, teacher Freddy Bloom made and awarded Vilma Stubbs and each of her small group of pupils the wooden 'Finishing School' plaque shown. Among others in this group were Janet Gilfillan and Cecilia Lloyd Owen. Vilma was also taught the Pitmans Shorthand method by teacher Sybil Mackenzie. She is ever grateful for the selfless dedication of these women towards her tuition while in Sime Road captivity.'

History note

CoL caption: 'badge associated with Vilma Howes and her experiences as a Second World War internee held at Sime Road Internment Camp, Singapore. Vilma Howe (nee Stubbs) wrote of her time in Sime Road Camp: 'During their captivity a group of women got together and began to educate the younger generation to relieve their boredom and the stress of captive confinement. Children were split into age groups with teachers "assigned" to each group. Lessons were held outdoors as children sat on crude wooden stools, shaded from blistering sun by tall trees. There were no notebooks, any piece of paper found with "space" on it was utilized. As the war ended, teacher Freddy Bloom made and awarded Vilma Stubbs and each of her small group of pupils the wooden 'Finishing School' plaque shown. Among others in this group were Janet Gilfillan and Cecilia Lloyd Owen. Vilma was also taught the Pitmans Shorthand method by teacher Sybil Mackenzie. She is ever grateful for the selfless dedication of these women towards her tuition while in Sime Road captivity.'

Inscription

SIME ROAD INTERNMENT CAMP CHRISTMAS 1944 Girls Finishing School Badge of Merit Vilma Stubbs

Object Details

Category

Souvenirs and ephemera

Production date

1944

Materials

whole: wood

whole: metal

Dimensions

whole: H : 15 cms W : 10 cms

Catalogue number

EPH 9973

Object associations

Associated people and organisations

Stubbs, Vilma M
Associated places

Singapore
Sime Road Camp
Associated themes

Far East Civilian Internee

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badge of Merit, Girls Finishing School, Sime Road Camp, Far East Civilian Internee

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