Moina Imam
Born9 April 1924
Bihar
Died7 March 1988
Hammond, Illinois
AllegianceBritish Raj British India (1945)
Service/branch
Known forIndian face of the Women's Auxiliary Corps W.A.C.

Moina Lillian Imam, later Moina Furlong (9 April 1924 - 7 March 1988), was chief petty officer from Bihar and was among the first Indian girls to join the Indian Women's Auxiliary Corps (WAC(I)), where she became its poster girl. She died on 7 March 1988 in Hammond, Illinois.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Commonwealth Forces in India, Imam is second from left

References

  1. ↑ James, Lawrence (2013). Churchill and Empire: Portrait of an Imperialist. Orion. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-297-86915-3.
  2. ↑ "Women's Royal Indian Naval Service established during WW2". Association of Wrens. 30 December 2019. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  3. ↑ Indian Information. 1945. p. 730. Chief Petty Officer Moina Imam from Bihar were among the first Indian girls to join W.A.C.
  4. ↑ Collins, D. J. E. (1964). "10. Home front". The Royal Indian Navy 1939-45. Orient Longmans. p. 223.
  5. ↑ "Obituary: Furlong. Moina. "Mona"". The Times. Munster, Indiana. 3 March 1988. Retrieved 13 November 2022 – via ancestry.co.uk.
  6. ↑ "List or manifest of alien passengers for the US". 30 May 1946. Retrieved 13 November 2022 – via ancestors.familysearch.
  7. ↑ Vitali, V. (17 October 2019). "The Women's Royal Indian Naval Service: Picturing India's New Woman". Women's History Review. 29 (7): 1114–1148. doi:10.1080/09612025.2019.1674468. ISSN 0961-2025. S2CID 210364785.
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