Anna May WATERS [1903-1987]

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Submitted by brian edgar on Fri, 2013-12-20 17:34

Names

Given:

Anna May

Family:

Waters

Sex:

Female

Status:

Deceased

Birth

Date:

1903-01-21

Birthplace (town, state):

Strathroy, Ontario

Birthplace (country):

Canada

Death

Date:

1987-12-08

Anna May Waters arrived in Hong Kong on November 16, 1941, as one of two military nurses accompanying the Canadian soldiers of 'C' Force.

During the hostilities and the first part of the occupation she served at Bowen Road Miitary Hospital. She was sent to Stanley Camp alongside other nursing staff on August 19, 1942.

She was part of the Canadian repatriation of September 1943, returning to her home city of Winnipeg. Between September 1944 and August 1946 she served, at first in war theatres, on the TSS Letitia.

She spent the last part of her life in Long Beach, California.

Source:

http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/feature/southeast-asia/remembrance/anna-may

Tags:

WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp

WW2: repatriated 1943 Teia Maru + Gripsholm