Anna May Waters

Anna May Waters
Waters on her release from captivity, 6 December 1943
Born(1903-01-21)21 January 1903
Strathroy, Ontario, Canada
Died8 December 1987(1987-12-08) (aged 84)
Long Beach, California, United States
AllegianceCanada
Service / branchCanadian Army
Years of service1940–1946
RankLieutenant
UnitRoyal Canadian Army Medical Corps
Battles / warsSecond World War
AwardsAssociate 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.