Anna May Waters | |
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Born | Strathroy, Ontario, Canada | 21 January 1903
Died | 8 December 1987 Long Beach, California, United States | (aged 84)
Allegiance | Canada |
Service | Canadian Army |
Years of service | 1940–1946 |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Unit | Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Battles / wars | Second World War |
Awards | Associate Royal Red Cross |
Anna May Waters, ARRC (21 January 1903 – 8 December 1987) was a Canadian nurse who served in the Second World War. Taken as a prisoner of war during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, she remained in captivity for fourteen months. Upon her release, Waters returned to Canada and was honoured with the Associate Royal Red Cross. After her service in Canada, Waters moved to Hawaii, spending over a decade nursing lepers at Molokai.