She was the sole survivor of the Bangka Island Massacre , when the Japanese killed 21 of her fellow nurses on Radji Beach , Bangka Island ( Indonesia ) on 16 February 1942 .
She was the only survivor of the Bangka Island Massacre . In that massacre , Japanese troops killed 21 of her fellow nurses on Radji Beach , Bangka Island ( Indonesia ) on 16 February 1942 .