Margaret Dryburgh
Missionary, Deceased Person
1890 – 1945
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Who was 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 Paradise Road. Today, her memory lives on through the song she penned in camp, The Captives Hymn.
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- Born
- Feb 21, 1890
Sunderland - Nationality
- Singapore
- Profession
- Died
- Apr 21, 1945
Bangka Island
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on July 23, 2013
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