Marie Briggs-Koning Marie Briggs-Koning i(A84578 works by)
Born: Established:
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Singapore,
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Southeast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia, ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Dutch
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BiographyHistory

Marie Briggs-Koning was born in Singapore to Dutch parents and spent her early years in Makassar, Indonesia, later moving to Padang. Briggs-Koning's family was interred following the fall of Singapore. Her mother died after the cessation of hostilities, but while still imprisoned. The children re-joined their father in 1946 and subsequently migrated to Australia.

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