Anna Margaret REYNOLDS (aka Sister Mary Camillus) [1899-1958]

Submitted by moddsey on Fri, 08/23/2024 - 00:08
Names
Title
Sister
Given
Anna Margaret
Family
Reynolds
Alias / nickname
Sister Mary Camillus
Sex
Female
Status
Deceased
Born
Date
Birthplace (town, state)
Cooks Corners, New York
Birthplace (country)
United States
Died
Date
Died in (town, state)
Maryknoll, New York
Died in (country)
United States

Born Anna Margaret Reynolds. She was known as Sister Mary Camillus and served the Maryknoll Sisters. She completed courses in teaching and nursing before coming to Hong Kong in 1924.

During the fall of Hong Kong, she was stationed at Maryknoll Convent School in Kowloon Tong. On 8 February 1942, eighteen Sisters of the school, including Sister Mary Camillus were interned at Stanley Camp. Whilst in camp, she served as a nurse in the American clinic. 

Sister Mary Camillus left Stanley Camp in June 1942 and was repatriated to the United States.

Source

1. Maryknoll Mission Archives: https://maryknollmissionarchives.org/deceased-sisters/sister-camillus-reynolds-mm/

2. The Diaries of the Maryknoll Sisters in Hong Kong, 1921-1966. See here

3.  The Maryknoll Sisters in Hong Kong. See here

4. Ogdensburg Journal newspaper dated 12 March 1958. See https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=oj19580312-01.1.2&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN----------

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