Lanark, Scotland (1948) St Michael Church, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia (1949)
Monuments
No. 74 Main Road, Papan, Perak, Malaysia
Nationality
Malayan
Occupation(s)
Nurse, midwife
Known for
Surviving torture under the Japanese Imperial Army during the Japanese occupation of Malaya
Notable work
No Dram of Mercy
Spouse
Abdon Clement Kathigasu
(m. 1919–1948)
Children
3
Awards
George Medal (1948)
Sybil Medan Kathigasu GM (née Daly; 3 September 1899 – 12 June 1948) was a Malayan Eurasian nurse who supported the resistance during the Japanese occupation of Malaya. She is the only Malayan woman to ever be awarded with the George Medal for bravery.
Sybil Medan Kathigasu GM (née Daly; 3 September 1899 – 12 June 1948) was a Malayan Eurasian nurse who supported the resistance during the Japanese occupation...
SybilKathigasu's heroism". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2 October 2019. John Bunyan (14 July 2018). "Memories of resistance fighter SybilKathigasu live...
Historical figures such as the war heroes Lim Bo Seng, Elizabeth Choy and SybilKathigasu, the philanthropist Tan Kah Kee, as well as notorious Japanese military...
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death by hanging for the torture and abuse of civilians, including SybilKathigasu. Malay author Ahmad Murad Nasaruddin wrote a book, Nyawa di-hujong...
Helen Ibrahim - Malaysian royalty Raja Petra Kamarudin - Politician SybilKathigasu - The only Malayan woman to be awarded the George Medal for bravery...
Malayan Agent. One of his responsibilities in that position was to see SybilKathigasu in the hospital following the Second World War; he accomplished this...
Norashikin. 3 September – Google doodle celebrates the bravery of SybilKathigasu, the only Malayan woman who was awarded the George Medal for bravery...
Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016. Kathigasu, Sybil (8 March 2011). "100 Memorable Malaysian Women". The Star Online. Retrieved...