About Evelyn Norris
Lived 1918 – 2014 (aged 95). Evelyn Norris was a military personnel.
Noel Evelyn Norris (25 December 1918 – 15 February 2014) was a Singaporean educator best known for her association with Raffles Girls' School. She was also the first principal of Crescent Girls' School. Norris was a volunteer in the Royal Air Force during World War II and later became a Major in the People's Defence Force in charge of the Singapore Women Auxiliary Corps.
Biography
Norris was born Noel Evelyn Norris on 25 December 1918. She started primary school at Raffles Girls' Primary School in 1925.
In November 2011, Norris had a stroke and spent around six months in Tan Tock Seng Hospital. After her discharge, a group made up of former students and faculty of Raffles Girls' School took care of her at her home in Brighton Crescent.
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Singaporean educator (1918–2014)
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Evelyn Norris was born on 25 December 1918.
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Evelyn Norris died on 15 February 2014.
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Evelyn Norris was a military personnel.
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