Sex
Female
Status
Deceased
Mary Soles Laird was a missionary nurse and served the Presbyterian Church. She was the wife of Clinton N. Laird, Vice Provost of Lingnan University in Canton (Guangzhou), China. Soles was her mother's surname.
Mary Soles Laird and her husband were present in Hong Kong during the battle of Hong Kong. They were interned at Stanley Camp and later repatriated to the United States in 1942.
Not long after her arrival in the United States, she passed away on 2 November 1942. She had hoped to return to China one day where she had served for 33 years.
Obituary/Memorial: https://courierpostonline.newspapers.com/article/courier-post-obituary-for-mary-s-laird/116702532/
Source
1. https://www.chinafamilies.net/internees/8670-laird-mary-soles/