Moina Imam Explained

Moina Imam
Birth Date:9 April 1924
Death Date:7 March 1988
Death Place:Hammond, Illinois
Allegiance: British India (1945)
Branch:
Known For:Indian 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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: James . Lawrence . Churchill and Empire: Portrait of an Imperialist . 2013 . Orion . 978-0-297-86915-3 . 32 . en.
  2. Web site: Women's Royal Indian Naval Service established during WW2 . Association of Wrens . 13 November 2022 . 30 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20221113063040/https://wrens.org.uk/womens-royal-indian-naval-service-established-during-ww2/. 13 November 2022.
  3. Book: Indian Information . 1945 . 730 . en. Chief Petty Officer Moina Imam from Bihar were among the first Indian girls to join W.A.C..
  4. Book: Collins . D. J. E. . https://archive.org/details/the-royal-indian-navy-1939-45/page/n259/mode/2up?q=moina . The Royal Indian Navy 1939-45 . 1964 . Orient Longmans . 223 . 10. Home front.
  5. News: Obituary: Furlong. Moina. "Mona" . 13 November 2022 . The Times . 3 March 1988 . Munster, Indiana. ancestry.co.uk. subscription.
  6. Web site: List or manifest of alien passengers for the US . 13 November 2022 . 30 May 1946. ancestors.familysearch. subscription.
  7. Vitali . V. . The Women's Royal Indian Naval Service: Picturing India's New Woman . Women's History Review . 17 October 2019 . 29 . 7 . 1114–1148 . 10.1080/09612025.2019.1674468 . 210364785 . en . 0961-2025.

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