She died of tuberculosis (TB) aged thirty-nine and was also suffering from malnutrition, beri-beri and anaemia. Her medical records show she had been ill with TB since before 1934. In 1935, she had received treatment in Vienna and in 1936 she had received treatment in Japan but to no avail. She had been under the care of Dr Helen Canaval at Fanling. She was admitted to Tweed Bay in July 1942 and worsened over time although in April 1943 her condition improved enough for her to go on short walks. Her medical report is a litany of suffering and illness. Her close personal friend in Camp was Mrs Edna Grant billeted in Block 5 Room 25. Her husband Lionel Dabelstein was in Sham Shui Po (SSP) military POW camp.
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Dabelstein, Winifred Evelyn (30/10/04 – 21/9/1944)
She died of tuberculosis (TB) aged thirty-nine and was also suffering from malnutrition, beri-beri and anaemia. Her medical records show she had been ill with TB since before 1934. In 1935, she had received treatment in Vienna and in 1936 she had received treatment in Japan but to no avail. She had been under the care of Dr Helen Canaval at Fanling. She was admitted to Tweed Bay in July 1942 and worsened over time although in April 1943 her condition improved enough for her to go on short walks. Her medical report is a litany of suffering and illness. Her close personal friend in Camp was Mrs Edna Grant billeted in Block 5 Room 25. Her husband Lionel Dabelstein was in Sham Shui Po (SSP) military POW camp.
Winifred Evelyn Abelstein nee Waite 1904 - 1944
Foreign Registers and Returns Shanghai Marriages
Marriage 15 January 1934
Lionel Arthur Abelstein age 31 Bachelor born 1903, Profession Independent, Residence Shanghai
Winifred Evelyn Waite Spinster age 29 Residence Shanghai daughter of George William Waite [date of birth c 1904]
Unless her birthday was in early January she would have had her thirtieth birthday in 1934
UK Birth Index
Winifred Evelyn Waite birth registered Quarter 4 1904 Ampthill Bedfordshire